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HURRY PLEASE HIGHLIGHT THE GERUNDS IN THE SENTENCES 1. Joan was punished for cheating. 2. His favorite sport is swimming. 3. They called my playing brilliant. 4. Reading is an important skill. 5. We gave our consent in writing. 6. For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators. 7. Her singing is hurting my ears. 8. The team practiced running on Friday

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User D Parsin
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  1. Joan was punished for CHEATING.
  2. His favourite sport is SWIMMING.
  3. They called my PLAYING brilliant.
  4. READING is an important skill.
  5. We have our consent in WRITING.
  6. For most birds, FLYING is a way to escape predators.
  7. Her SINGING is hurting my ears.
  8. The team practiced RUNNING on Friday.

The definition of a gerund is a verb that ends in -ing that acts like a noun, such as with these sentences.

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