Fill in the Blanks Gerunds as ObjectsOnline version Fill in the blanks with the missing words. by Shelley k 1 object sentence gerund using VERB The ? ing form is commonly used to create nouns and verbs . When used as a noun , it is considered a . In this case , it can be used as the subject or of the . The structure is : SUBJECT + + OBJECT For example : " I love the new washing machine . "