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Gerund vs Present Participle

Authored by Carol Catus

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Gerund vs Present Participle
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is the -ing form in the sentence "I added baking powder to my bread." a gerund?

Yes

No

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the -ing form in the sentence: "I have a driving license."

Gerund

Present participle

Both

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the -ing form in the sentence: "He's pouring some boiling water for our tea."

Gerund

Present participle

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The -ing form in the sentence is a gerund: "100 degrees Centigrade is the boiling point."

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the -ing form in the sentence: "After the volcanic eruption everything was covered with boiling lava."

Present participle

Gerund

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The -ing form in the sentence is a present participle: "I need some writing paper please."

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pick the odd one out:

walking stick

hiding boy

diving board

adding machine

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

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