OLC III.50: Gerunds

I. Gerund/participle identification practice

1. gerund ("kicking" is object of the preposition "in")

2. gerund (object of preposition)

3. participle (modifying "student"_

4. participle (modifying "door" in an absolute phrase)

5. participle (modifying "stone")

6. gerund (object of preposition)

7. participle (modifying "pizza")

8. gerund (object of preposition)

9. gerund (subject of sentence)

10. gerund (direct object of sentence)

 

II.

1. Brutus hates Caesar's assuming all power in Rome.

2. Augustus delighted the senate and Roman people by handing over his command.

3. Quintus remains on his farm for the purpose of [= ad] avoiding business in the city.

4. Quintus, remaining on his farm, avoided business in the city.

5. Antoniuis stirred up the mob in burying Caesar.

 

III.

1. recusando coronam (ablative of means)

2. querendi (genitive after "enough"; deponents form gerunds just as regular verbs do)

3. vincendo (dative ["for"])

4. docendo (abl. of means, again)

5. componendo (abl. of cause)