Practice Questions

It follows the preposition 'of'.

It follows the linking verb 'is' and renames the subject 'hobby'.

Only when the word functions as a noun (subject) is it a gerund.

'Reading' answers 'what' she enjoys, acting as the direct object of the verb.

The gerund 'Eating' plus its modifier 'fresh fruit' forms the complete gerund phrase.

A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun. Here, it is the subject.

The hyphen (-) is the shortest punctuation mark in this group.

Compound adjective before the noun.

Compound adjectives (e.g., 'the car was fast-moving') are not hyphenated if they come after the noun.

En dashes are standard for numerical ranges.