Question

Select all of the sentences that do not have a gerund.

Her favorite hobby is dancing.
Dillon does not like writing letters.
She was dancing with her best friend.
After school gets out, I will be swimming most of the summer.
Swimming fills my summer.
Come meet me at the swimming pool.

Answer 1

A gerund is a noun that is made when you add -ing to a verb.

So "She was dancing with her best friend" does not have a gerund, since "dancing" is part of the verb phrase "was dancing." Same goes for "After school gets out, I will be swimming," since "will be swimming" is a verb phrase.