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The document provides instructions for two homework assignments in English class: 1. The first assignment asks students to rewrite 10 sentences using the phrase "would rather". 2. The second assignment asks students to identify and classify gerund phrases in 10 sentences as the subject, direct object, subjective complement, object of a preposition, or appositive. Students are asked to write the gerund phrase and its function for each sentence.

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Homework 3 2

The document provides instructions for two homework assignments in English class: 1. The first assignment asks students to rewrite 10 sentences using the phrase "would rather". 2. The second assignment asks students to identify and classify gerund phrases in 10 sentences as the subject, direct object, subjective complement, object of a preposition, or appositive. Students are asked to write the gerund phrase and its function for each sentence.

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UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE HONDURAS

INGLES I

Homework #3

Rewrite the following sentences using would rather.

1. I would like you to go home now.

2. I would prefer to go in December rather than in May.

3. I prefer starting early rather than leaving everything to the last minute.

4. I prefer to walk rather than drive.

5. I want you to stay in a hostel rather than in a hotel.

6. I would like you to find a job.

7. He would face the enemy rather than surrender.

8. They would like to build a new house instead of repairing the old one.

9. We would like you to go bed now.

10. We would like you to do the work yourself.

Directions: Locate the gerund (gerund phrase) in each sentence. Then


identify the gerund's function in the sentence as subject, direct object,
subjective complement,object of preposition, or appositive.

Note: If the gerund is part of a gerund phrase, include the whole phrase in
your answer.

1. Manny argued strongly against recounting the vote.

gerund phrase =
function =

2. Most of the time, swimming at the beach is safe.


UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE HONDURAS
INGLES I

gerund phrase =
function =

3. My job is making reservations for overnight guests at the hotel.

gerund phrase =
function =

4. His greatest asset, typing two hundred words per minute, has earned him a
better position at the company.

gerund phrase =
function =

5. Joe doesn't like getting up early on Saturdays.

gerund phrase =
function =

6. After saving the dog's life, the young man was given an award.

gerund phrase =
function =

7. Marion always enjoys smiling at the camera.

gerund phrase =
function =

8. The science lab posts stringent rules about dissecting animals.

gerund phrase =
function =

9. The students didn't want to bring the speaker to the meeting of the student
council.
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE HONDURAS
INGLES I

gerund phrase =
function =

10. The school proposed a new rule: prohibiting the use of cell phones on campus
.

gerund phrase =
function =

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