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1. 1.

   Circle the gerunds and underline the phrases or clauses the gerund is a part of.

   1. Sonam is good at (climbing) mountains.
   2. Kiren is afraid of swimming in the sea.
   3. For a batsman, coming in to bat last can be very challenging.
   4. Sumit dreams of becoming a dancer.
   5. Staying at a homestay was a wonderful experience.
   6. My favourite part of the vacation was diving into the sea and swimming with the turtles and seahorses.
   7. Rakhi is very good at making new friends.
   8. Being kind to one another is the only thing that matters.
2. 2.

   Put together the following words in the correct order and circle the gerund.

   1. for/a form/is/meditating/the mind/of exercise
      (Meditating) is a form of exercise for the mind.
   2. his cat/knitting/funny hats/he likes/for
   3. my/talking/best friend/made me/to/feel better
   4. public places/is/in/a bad habit/littering
   5. sports/Juhi/taking part/in/likes
   6. picking/Adil/apples/from/loves/the orchard
   7. fulfilling/is/a/teaching/career/young children
   8. training/a lot of/requires/a marathon/running
3. 3.

   Complete these sentences with your own phrases.

   1. Studying languages is essential in order to do well at school.
   2. I really dislike having _______________.
   3. One of her hobbies is dancing _______________.
   4. Finding _______________ is not at all easy.
   5. He had great fun sliding _______________.
   6. It is a nuisance being _______________.
   7. I know I am being _______________.
   8. Cycling _______________ is my favourite pastime.
4. 4.

   Complete the following sentences with the -ing form of the verbs given in the box.

   check, play, act, swim, participate, live, present, take

   1. All the students will benefit from participating in the summer camp.
   2. I couldn't find the file on my table, so I had to resort to _______________ all my folders and cabinets.
   3. Mother is anxious about _______________ an important paper at a big seminar.
   4. Jhanvi has the advantage of _______________ very close to the school.
   5. Deepti does not want to go into the water. She is content with _______________ with the sand on the beach.
   6. Ramesh wants to apologise for _______________ irresponsibly yesterday.
   7. My nephew and niece are responsible for _______________ care of the dogs.
   8. After several attempts, Afreen succeeded in _______________ across the river without stopping.
5. 5.

   Here are a few of the common signs used on the roads. Use gerund forms to write what they mean, with the help of the prompts given.

   

   

6. 6.

   Complete the passage with the gerund forms of the verbs given in brackets.

   Sleeping (sleep) seems like an easy thing to do here on earth, but in space it brings its own set of challenges. In space, astronauts have to strap themselves in body bags to prevent themselves from ________1_______ (float) around and ________2_______ (crash) into walls all night. Regular tasks like ________3________ (eat) or ________4_______ (drink) coffee too need a lot of practice. Some astronauts love ________5_______ (play) with their food. Instead of ________6_______ (put) the bites directly into their mouths, some astronauts like to chase their food as it floats around. Same goes for ________7_______ (drink) any kind of liquid ________8_______ (try) to tip the cup towards your mouth does not help at all. One needs straws to 'drink' the blobs in the cups.