3: Sneaky Gerunds and How to Spot Them English Eden Podcast

This episode covers one of the two major verbals. A future episode will cover the other in more detail.

Link to script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nzg0e9khHDXNu435hdChrIOmjDJ4a1sIEUZEro1HbKs/edit?usp=sharing 

Example problems: 

Find the gerunds in the following sentences. 

1. John Dillinger’s favorite activity was shooting at police. 

2. By attending Harvard, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was able to work her way to the Supreme Court. 

3. Running up a hill was a dangerous activity for Jack and Jill. 

4. I was expelled form school for playing Pokemon. 

5. I put off telling my parents about my grades. 

Answers: 1. John Dillinger’s favorite activity was shooting at police. 2. By attending Harvard, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was able to work her way to the Supreme Court. 3. Running up a hill was a dangerous activity for Jack and Jill. 4. I was expelled from school for playing Pokemon. 5. I put off telling my parents about my grades.


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