Gerund and Participle Quiz

A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a _____.

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Select the incorrect use of a gerund in a sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• adjective

• Predicate Nominative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Select the gerund phrase used as the subject.

• Listening to music relaxes me.

• Her favorite activity is running through the forest.

• Amy enjoys drawing.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Select the gerund phrase used as a direct object.

• Rebuilding was a good idea for the community.

• Kate never gets tired of reading.

• Lily, a soccer players, loves running in the morning.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Select the gerund phrase used as an object of the preposition.

• Miley never gets tired of drawing during the day.

• Laughing is the best form of medicine.

• The mayor opposed raising the speed limit throughout the town.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Select the gerund phrase used as a predicate nominative.

• Jackson was playing soccer in the morning before school.

• Her favorite after school activity is running.

• The loud, piercing ringing went on all afternoon.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the participle in the following sentence.

Getting ready for bed, Samantha brushed her teeth and combed her hair.

• getting

• brushed

• combed

• no participle present

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?

Even though Evan was blind, he had a heightened sense of hearing.

• Evan

• sense

• blind

• hearing

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?

Swinging back and forth, the girls played on the swing set for hours.

• back

• swing set

• girls

• hours

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

How many participles are in the following sentence?

Having rushed through the extended essay, Joseph worried that he didn't put all the needed information for a passing score.

• 0

• 4

• 2

• 6

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C