Underline the Gerund and define the functions of the Gerund. I don't mind going for a walk on Sunday. "Do you mind my borrowing your textbook?" asked he. "Is this new film worth…

I don't mind going for a walk on Sunday.

• Gerund: going
• Function: the subject of the sentence

"Do you mind my borrowing your textbook?" asked he.

• Gerund: borrowing
• Function: as the object of the verb "mind"

"Is this new film worth seeing?"

• Gerund: seeing
• Function: as the object of the preposition "worth"

"Certainly, it is," she answered.

• No gerund in this sentence.

"What is Mr. Smith doing?" "He is busy reading the letters."

• Gerund: reading
• Function: as the complement of the verb "is"