For each sentence below, underline each gerund phrase and circle the actual gerund.
1. Reading has many benefits.
2. The little boy disliked having nightmares about the ogre.
3. Bugging parents seems to be some teenagers' reason for existence.
4. Rising to the occasion sometimes requires real courage.
5. Kimball doesn't really like running.
6. The insomniac tried sleeping in the daytime.
7. Jay's special skill is making speeches before large audiences.
8. The class was exhausted from thinking and studying all day.
9. Seeing is believing.
10. Believing is seeing.
different gerunds.