Participles and Gerunds Exercise
State whether the –ing forms given in
the following sentences are participles or gerunds. In the case of participles,
name the noun or pronoun they qualify.
1.
Hearing a loud noise, we ran to the
window.
2.
The motorcyclist was fatally injured
in the accident and is now fighting for his life.
3.
He ruined his sight by watching TV all
day.
4.
We saw a clown standing on his head.
5.
Asking questions is a whole lot easier
than answering them.
6.
Waving their hands, the audience
cheered the winner.
7.
Plucking flowers is forbidden.
8.
Jumping over the fence, the thief
escaped.
9.
I was surprised at John’s being
absent.
10.
We spent the whole day playing cards.
11.
A miser hates spending his money.
12.
John was angry at Alice trying to lie
to her.
13.
Praising all alike is praising none.
14.
Are you afraid of speaking the truth?
15.
Singing to herself is her chief
delight.