Wadi Alnossor Junior High School

Wadi Alnossor Junior High School

An Exam about Gerunds (May 18,09)

Name: ______BBBBB Class: 8 (9)

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1) Write two sentences in which the gerund functions: (8*2=16 points)

a. as the subject of the sentence:

______

b. as the object of a preposition:

______

c. as the object of certain verbs:

______

d. as a complement of certain expressions:

______

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2) Decide if the "ing" form in the following sentences functions as a gerund, a verb (present progressive) or an adjective. (10*2 = 20 points)

a. This driving man is drinking alcohol. ______

b. Waking helps your breathing.

______

c. He admitted driving too fast.

______

d. I am used to seeing her in a bad mood.

______

e. I manage it by working much longer than 40-hour weeks.

______f. Going to parties is fun. I enjoy meeting my amazing friends.

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Read the following text and elicit the gerunds. Write them in exercise 3.

Ahmad was studying History in his first year at Oxford university. He was rather a lazy student, and he tended to avoid working whenever he could. In the middle of the semester, his history professor gave out an assignment, due in two weeks. Ahmad didn't mind doing the assignment, but he delayed writing it for a week. The following week, he forgot to do it. The night before the assignment was due, he suddenly remembered it, and rushed to the library. He tried to read as much as possible on the topic, but there wasn't enough time. Ahmad considered asking for more time to do his paper, but the History professor was known to be very tough on students. His friends said he insisted on submitting the assignment so that he even spoke about cheating by copying his paper from somewhere else. He didn’t have difficulty finding an old article on the same topic, and he quickly typed it out. The next day, he enjoyed submitting the paper!
The following week, he was alarmed to see the professor approaching him, looking angry.
"Is this your own work, or did you copy it?" asked the professor. Ahmad denied copying the paper.
"If you expect me to believe that, you must be very stupid," said the professor. "Every word is taken from an article I wrote myself five years ago. Did you really think I would forget writing it?"

Ahmad was guilty of stealing educational work. He wasted time looking for other people's work. In the end, he approached his friends and suggested being honest all the time since it's no use blaming ourselves!!!

3) Fill in the following chart mentioning the gerund and its function:

- Subject (S.) - Object of a preposition (O.P.) -Object of a verb (O.V) - After an expression (E.) (15*3= 45 points)

املا الجدول التالي بال في العامود الأول وأذكر وظائفها في العامود الثاني مستعملاً الاختصارات المذكورة أعلاه.

Gerund / Function

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4) Use the following expressions and verbs to write sentences using gerunds. Pay attention to capital letters and punctuation. (2*10=20 points)

1) it's no use:______

2) waste time:______

3) have trouble:______

4) look forward to:______

5) can't stand:______

6) mind:______

7) prefer:______

8) practise:______

9) finish:______

10) avoid:______

Good luck,

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