Advanced Placement Literature/Composition



Combine each of the following sets of sentences into one sentence, using gerund phrases.

Highlight the gerund phrase you create.

EXAMPLE: He learned how to play golf. The lessons took up much of his free time.

Combined: Learning how to play golf took up much of his free time.

Of all his jobs, Nick had a favorite one. He ground coffee beans at the local coffee house.

Combined:

Freeze blueberries when they are plentiful. This gives you a taste of summer during the

winter months.

Combined:

The dog howled and whined all night long. This kept the whole neighborhood awake.

Combined:

You can slight the value of early detection programs for cancer. But this invites disaster and defeat.

Combined:

One cheats on tests repeatedly. This is risky.

Combined:

He studied for the German test. His confidence increased.

Combined:

I love to play chess. It is one of my favorite pastimes.

Combined:

Write sentences using the following gerund phrases as the sentence parts indicated in parentheses. Highlight the gerund phrase in your sentence.

telling the truth (subject)

Solution:

painting the garage (object of preposition)

Solution:

entering the coal mine (subject complement)

Solution:

playing Words with Friends (direct object)

Solution:

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Gerund Phrases

Combining and Expanding Sentences

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