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ES WITH
GERUNDS
By: Jessica, Katherine, Marvick
and Luis
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
Lets remember
POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES
SINGULAR PLURAL
MY
YOUR OUR
HIS
YOUR
HER
THEIR
ITS
Lets remember
POSSESSIVE
(S )
Play Playing
Sing Singing
Eat Eating
A GERUND is A verb +
ing Love Loving
is Read Reading
Run Running
Study Studyin
g
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
POSSESSIVES
WITH GERUNDS
We use a
possessive before a
gerund to indicate
the PERFORMER of
the action.
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
EXPLANATION
the most important thing to
In this topic,
pay attention to is the person or people,
thing or things doing the action.
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
EXPLANATION
the most important thing to
In this topic,
pay attention to is the person or people,
thing or things doing the action.
Lets analyze
Those kids are talking during the movie. (I am
annoyed by that)
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
EXPLANATION
the most important thing to
In this topic,
pay attention to is the person or people,
thing or things doing the action.
Lets analyze
Those kids are talking during the movie. (I am
annoyed by that)
What
What is
is the
the
action?
action?
(talking)
(talking)
Who
Who isis doing
doing the
the
action?
action? (the
(the kids)
kids)
How
How does
does it
it make
make
me
me feel?
feel? (annoyed)
(annoyed)
Lets analyze
(I am annoyed by that)
Those kids are talking during
the movie.
Lets break it
down
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
Example 2
The girl plays the piano beautifully. (I am
surprised)
What
What is
is the
the
action?
action?
(playing
(playing the
the
piano)
piano)
Who
Who is
is doing
doing the
the
action?
action? (the
(the girl)
girl)
How
How does
does it
it make
make
me
me feel?
feel? (surprised)
(surprised)
Lets analyze
The girl plays the piano (I am surprised)
beautifully.
Lets break it
down
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
Example 3
Maria talks on her cell phone during meetings. Her boss
is really getting annoyed by it.
What
What is
is the
the
action?
action? (talks
(talks
on
on her
her cell
cell
phone)
phone)
Who
Who is
is doing
doing the
the
action?
action? (Maria)
(Maria)
How
How does
does it
it make
make
him
him feel?
feel? (annoyed)
(annoyed)
Lets analyze
Maria talks on his cell phone Her boss is
really getting
during meetings.
annoyed by it.
Lets break it
down
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
Thats why we
The action belongs to use the
Maria. possessive
adjective
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
Example 4
The kids sing. It was too loud.
What
What is
is the
the
action?
action? (sing)
(sing)
Who
Who isis doing
doing the
the
action?
action? (the
(the kids)
kids)
How
How did
did be
be that?
that?
(too
(too loud)
loud)
Lets analyze
The kids sing It was too loud)
Lets break it
down
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
Example 5
They smoke cigars in the car. My mother objects
to it.
What
What isis the
the
action?
action?
(smoking
(smoking
cigars)
cigars)
Who
Who is
is doing
doing the
the
action?
action? (They)
(They)
How
How does
does it
it make
make
her
her feel?
feel? (objects
(objects ))
Lets analyze
They smoke cigars in the car.My mother objects to it.
Lets break it
down
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
Example 6
Jacob moved out of the city. He says that it is
the best thing he has ever done for himself.
What
What is
is the
the
action?
action?
(moving
(moving out
out of
of
the
the city)
city)
Who
Who is
is doing
doing the
the
action?
action? (Jacob)
(Jacob)
Lets analyze
He says that it is the best
Jacob moved out of the city.thing he has ever done for
himself.
Lets break it
down
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
example 7
Robert Downey Jr. smokes marijuna. His father
ignores it.
What
What is
is the
the
action?
action?
(smoking
(smoking
marijuna)
marijuna)
Who
Who is
is doing
doing the
the
action?
action? (Robert
(Robert
Downey)
Downey)
Lets analyze
Robert Downey Jr. smokes His father ignores it.
marijuna.
Lets break it
down
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
Thats why we
The action belongs to
use the Robert.
possessive
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS
Example 8
Some teenagers write on the walls of houses. Im
really annoyed by it.
What
What isis the
the
action?
action? (writing
(writing
on
on the
the walls
walls ))
Who
Who is
is doing
doing the
the
action?
action? (some
(some
teenagers
teenagers ))
How
How does
does it
it make
make
me
me feel?
feel? (annoyed)
(annoyed)
Lets analyze
Some teenagers write on the
Im really annoyed by it.
walls of houses.
Lets break it
down
OSSESSIVES WITH GERUNDS