The first time I heard the word gerunds was when I read my feedback from the amazing Pk Hrezo. She told me that I really liked using gerunds.
Gerunds, I thought, what the heck is a gerund? So I googled it.
A gerund is a noun made from a verb + ing.
I found this amazing chart to explain the whole thing:
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| used with permission of aldhafra6english.blogspot.com. |
Now that I'm conscious of them, I try to use them less, especially at the beginning of a sentence. If I got anything wrong, feel free to correct me in the comments. Tomorrow is my first guest blogger: Liesl Shurtliff, and on her book birthday. *squeals* I'm so dang excited.
Are you doing the A to Z challenge? Let me know and I'll come check it out.
Are you doing the A to Z challenge? Let me know and I'll come check it out.
Write On:D
Cool. I didn't know what it was. Thanks for teaching me!
ReplyDeleteMe either! I use a lot of "ing" words too. I was told I need to NOT start so many sentences with them.
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I like to pretend that having a multitude of gerunds is perfectly acceptable. And the reality hits. This is a great little Simon chart that makes it all more clear.
ReplyDeleteI think gerunds are just "in," right now. It's not just you.
ReplyDeleteEver since my 8th grade English class (which was taught at a 9th grade honors level), I've never been able to forget about gerunds! I think that's the only thing I remember about all the grammar I learnt that year.
ReplyDeleteYa I discovered the real meaning of gerunds not too long ago and makes me very conscious while I'm writing. Almost wish I could take English 101 over again. lol Almost.
ReplyDeleteAnd I skipped right over my name earlier. Doh! lol Thanks for the mention and linkage. :D
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I'm going to have to re-read all my posts now to check for gerunds! Interesting.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the rest of the A-Z Challenge.
Ebby
Oh, cool choice! I haven't thought about gerunds for a long time--and I'm an English major. It's a fun word to say.
ReplyDeleteGerunds. I had no idea! How interesting.
ReplyDelete(ps I'm doing the A-Z challenge, too :)
I adore the chart. I teach a workshop on avoiding gerunds and this chart will be perfect to add to my lessons. I'll contact the source first, of course.
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