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"I admire my wife's cooking." - 'Cooking' is the 'ing' form of 'cook'.
Grammar 48 - Nominalisation - Using ‘ing’ form 2
In this, the last of our High English grammar quizzes on nominalisation, we continue to look at nominalisation using the 'ing' form of words, or the gerund.
The gerund, or the ‘-ing’ form, of nominalisation is versatile and is applied to verbs. It is possible to use the '-ing' form as the subject of the verb, the object of the verb, or the object of a preposition. This form is very useful when we want to refer to activities in a general manner. For instance, when we want to refer to people who suffer we may use ‘the suffering’ in a collective and general way to describe people who suffer. The ‘-ing’ form is very useful when describing activities involving hobbies and sports. Generally, this form is a variation of the verb ‘to go.’ Look at these examples:
1 .
"I have watched nine train _________ today from my balcony."
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
crossings
crossing
blasting
flying
'Crossing' is the '-ing' form of 'cross' and is formed by adding the suffix '-ing' to the verb. Remember the ‘-ing’ form is generally an uncountable noun but sometimes they take on the character of a countable noun and here 'crossing' is considered a countable noun and hence 'crossings' is the correct answer. The other options are inappropriate
2 .
"When I went to see the professor he had been ________ his desk."
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
writing
reading
drawing
clearing
'Clearing' is associated with desk. 'Clearing' is the '-ing' form of 'clear' and is formed by adding the suffix -ing' to the verb. The other options are associated with desk but not in the way the sentence is structured. You write, read and draw at a desk - the word 'at' is missing from the sentence in the question
3 .
"The crowd tried to enter the concert venue. Security personnel prevented them."
Combine the two sentences using the '-ing' form of a verb from the following options.
Combine the two sentences using the '-ing' form of a verb from the following options.
Security personnel preventing the crowd entering the concert venue.
Security personnel prevented the crowd entering the concert venue.
Security personnel prevented the crowd to entering the concert venue.
Security personnel prevented the crowd entering to the concert venue.
'Entering' is the '-ing' form of 'enter' and is formed by adding the suffix '-ing' to the verb. The other options are all grammatically incorrect
4 .
"My motorcycle is unable to start."
This sentence is posing a problem and the options that follow are unusual solutions. Choose the one that is apt.
This sentence is posing a problem and the options that follow are unusual solutions. Choose the one that is apt.
Why don't you try starting it by offering a prayer?
Why don't you try starting it by immersing it in a bucketful of water?
Why don't you try starting it by giving it a kick?
Why don't you try starting it by doing a 'homa'?
While all the options ('offering', 'immersing', 'giving', and 'doing') correctly use the '-ing' form, the solution in option 3 is the most plausible
5 .
Choose the sentence which has an '-ing' form acting as an adjective.
Watching their team lose, the crowd left the stadium in silence.
Jogging is very good for the overall health of a person.
Travelling to far off places is very time consuming.
Thinking is excellent for invigorating the mind.
The sentence is an example of present participle which has the characteristic of functioning like an adjective. the other options are '-ing' forms (jogging-jog; travelling-travel and thinking-think) resembling a noun
6 .
"Ayesha and Mustaq love to go _______ in their fast car whenever they have had a fight."
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
driving
swimming
sailing
kayaking
'Driving' is associated with cars. 'Driving' is the '-ing' form of 'drive' and is formed by adding the suffix '-ing' to the verb with modifications. Remember the ‘-ing’ form is very useful when describing activities involving hobbies and sports. Generally, this form is a variation of the verb ‘to go.’ The other options are not associated with cars
7 .
Choose the sentence which has an '-ing' form acting as an adjective.
Stop creating a nuisance forthwith!
The girl started to wail, dreading that she would be spanked by her mother for doing poorly in the test.
Why don't you try dunking him under water?
I vaguely recall dating the first girl.
The sentence is an example of a present participle which has the characteristic of functioning like an adjective. Here, the sentence clearly identifies the girl as dreading her mother spanking her. The other options are '-ing' forms (creating-create; dunking-dunk and dating-date) resembling a noun
8 .
"Sonu Nigam has made more __________ than any other playback singer."
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
washings
sufferings
trainings
recordings
'Recording' is the '-ing' form of 'record' and is formed by adding the suffix '-ing' to the verb. Remember the ‘-ing’ form is generally an uncountable noun but sometimes they take on the character of a countable noun and here 'recording' is considered a countable noun and hence 'recordings' is the correct answer. The other options are inappropriate
9 .
Choose the sentence that has an '-ing' form acting as a noun.
Recognising other team members' contributions fosters better results.
Anamika and her husband sighted their young niece playing on the swing.
Anticipating his ousting from the cabinet, the minister tendered his resignation.
Reading the present state of slow batting progress, the coach sent in a pinch hitter at the fall of the next wicket.
'Recognising' is the '-ing' form of 'recognise' and is formed by adding the suffix '-ing' to the verb. The sentences in the other options are examples of present participles which have the characteristic of functioning like an adjective
10 .
"I admire the fine _______ of my wife."
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
Fill up the blank to complete the sentence choosing the '-ing' form of a verb.
swimmings
dancings
cooking
cookings
'Cooking' is the '-ing' form of 'cook' and is formed by adding the suffix -ing' to the verb. Remember the ‘-ing’ form is generally an uncountable noun and 'cooking' is an uncountable noun. The other options are also uncountable nouns and hence using the plural form is inappropriate
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