Eight Cousins

Lesson 23

e. Do not confuse a gerund with a participle. Read the following sentence. Is the italicized word a gerund or participle?

Emily loves jumping on the trampoline.

f. Review the direct objects in Lesson12, 3c-g. An action verb may also have two direct objects. A sentence with a compound direct object is diagrammed as follows:

g. Look at the following sentence.

Homily knitted their jerseys and stockings.

Homily knitted what?

h. Diagram the subject, verb, adjective, and direct objects.

 
i. If you need to, review prepositions in Lesson 22, 2c-m. A sentence may contain more than one prepositional phrase. Look at the diagram below.

j. There can also be two or more objects of a preposition.

k. Find and diagram only the subject, verb, adjective, prepositional phrase, and  predicate nominative in the following sentence. Look carefully, there are not only two objects but three.

The kinswoman was a winsome sight with her shy, soft eyes, bright hair, and laughing face.

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e. gerund

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