Gerunds and participles
Authored by Nisheeta Lohana
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This comprehensive quiz focuses on gerunds and participles, two essential types of verbals in English grammar that function as different parts of speech within sentences. Students working through these 133 questions need a solid understanding of how words ending in -ing can serve multiple grammatical functions - as nouns when they are gerunds, as adjectives when they are participles, or as verbs in progressive tenses. The quiz requires students to identify these verbals in context, determine their grammatical functions (subject, direct object, object of preposition, etc.), distinguish between present and past participles, and recognize what words participles modify. Students must also demonstrate mastery of verb patterns with gerunds and infinitives, understanding which verbs are followed by gerunds versus infinitives. This material is appropriate for 9th-10th grade students who have mastered basic sentence structure and are ready to analyze complex grammatical relationships within sophisticated sentence constructions. Created by Nisheeta Lohana, an English teacher in Pakistan who teaches grade 14. This quiz serves as an excellent resource for comprehensive practice and assessment of verbal recognition and usage. Teachers can utilize portions of this extensive question bank for daily warm-ups, focused practice sessions on specific concepts like participle identification or gerund functions, or as a summative assessment tool. The variety of question formats - from simple identification to complex analysis of grammatical functions - makes it adaptable for differentiated instruction and spiral review throughout a grammar unit. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards L.9-10.1 (demonstrating command of conventions of standard English grammar) and supports student mastery of verbal usage that enhances both writing sophistication and reading comprehension of complex texts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a participle serve as?
noun
verb
adjective
pronoun
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
CCSS.L.1.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does a gerund serve as?
adjective
noun
pronoun
participle
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the Gerund in the sentence?
Fishing is a relaxing sport.
relaxing
sport
is
Fishing
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is fishing a gerund, participle, or a verb?
The father and son went fishing.
Gerund
Participle
Verb
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is singing a gerund, participle, or a verb in the sentence?
The singing girl formed a crowd.
Verb
Gerund
Participle
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the different tenses of participles?
Past, Future
Present, Past, Future
Past, Present
None of the above
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
CCSS.L.1.4C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does a gerund end with?
-ing
-ed
-d
-ies
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
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