Gerunds

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Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.

• bubbles
• activity
• blowing
• children

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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Ethan narrowly avoided driving off the cliff.

• narrowly
• driving
• Ethan
• cliff

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CCSS.L.8.1A

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Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.

• washing
• piling
• malfunction
• cause

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.

• cool
• hot
• day
• eating

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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Jessica really enjoys bothering the neighbors with loud music.

• Jessica
• bothering
• loud
• music

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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I'm thinking of painting my house.

• I'm 
• thinking
• painting
• house

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.

• jellybeans
• tell
• can
• eating

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.

• going
• guard
• see
• changing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

• giving
• taking
• giving and taking
• none of the above

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CCSS.L.8.1A

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Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.

• acting
• keeping
• coughing
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4