Underline the verbs and verb phrases and circle the gerunds.

1) My friend Alex and I went to the lake.

2) Alex was chasing me around the lake when I tripped and hit my head.

3) There were spiky trees and cool blue lagoons under a hazy pink sky.

4) We looked and saw a Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest land carnivores of all time!

5) Running away seemed like a good idea to me, but Alex was taking pictures with her cell phone.

6) Since screaming often attracts attention, I was worried that we had alerted the tyrannosaurus.

7) As we were running, I realized that fleeing is not much fun at all.

8)The Tyrannosaurus opened its jaws just when a triceratops stampeded through the bushes and hit him.

9) Suddenly, a pterodactyl swooped down, snatched Alex with its claws, and flew high into the sky.

10) Fortunately, I was mistaken because just then I awoke at the lake with a headache.