What is an example of a gerund phrase?

I heard the ringing of my ears as I ran across the field.

Which of these are the four types of gerunds?

Subject, object, object of the preposition, predicate nom.

Which one of these sentences has a gerund working as a subject?

Jogging every day is very good for you.

A noun that looks like a verb and ends in -ing

How can you remember that a gerund is different from a participle or an infinitive?

It always ends with an -ing and acts as a noun.

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Gerunds-Mara Routh

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This quiz describes the specific use of gerunds, a type of verbal.

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1
Which of these is a gerund, and which type of gerund is it? - A warning rang, surprising us.
Object, "A warning rang"
Subject, "surprising us."
Object, "surprising us."
Subject, "A warning rang"
2
What are "words that are made from verbs but are used as other parts of speech"?
Comparative verb
Gerund
Transitive verbs
Verbal
3
Which of these is a gerund phrase?
Beginning in the summer
To find
Breaking down the building
Blowing
4
What is an example of a gerund phrase?
The crashing waves pounded against the shore.
We had to go quickly, a storm was coming.
The wind tearing through the city tore shingles loose.
I heard the ringing of my ears as I ran across the field.
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Which of these are the four types of gerunds?
Subject, object, object of the verb, predicate nominative.
Subject, object, predicate noun, action verb.
Subject, object, object of the preposition, predicate nom.
Transitive, comparative, superlative, subject.
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Which one of these sentences has a gerund working as a subject?
Stephanie heard a ringing, alerting us it was time to go.
The wind was blowing fairly hard.
Jogging every day is very good for you.
The boy had to run for the track team.
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Which one of these is a gerund phrase?
Whipping through town
The pounding waves
To run
A warning alerted us
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What is a gerund?
Phrase that starts with "to" and is paired with a verb
Direct object to make its meaning complete as an action verb
An adjective that looks like a verb
A noun that looks like a verb and ends in -ing
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The following sentence has which type of gerund: I heard the ringing of my ears as I ran.
Predicate nominative
Object of the preposition
Subject
Object
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How can you remember that a gerund is different from a participle or an infinitive?
A gerund has "to" with a verb following it.
It always ends with -ed and acts as a noun.
It always ends with -in and acts as an adjective.
It always ends with an -ing and acts as a noun.

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