Participles and Gerunds

Which is the best definition of a gerund?

• ends in -ing and acts as a noun
• ends in -ing and acts as the main verb
• ends in - ing and acts as an adverb
• ends in -ing and acts as an adjective

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Which sentence has gerund as a subject?

• My mother gets mad when she thinks I'm ignoring her.
• Ignoring my mother's call is never a good idea.
• By ignoring my mother's call, I got my phone taken away.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

_{Is  the bold word/phrase a gerund or a participle?}
The young girl, singing to herself softly, has a lovely voice. 

• gerund
• participle

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the difference between a participle and a gerund?

• They both are "-ing" verbs, and they both can be used as the main verb
• They are both "-ing" verbs, but gerunds act as nouns and participles act as adjectives
• They are both "-ing" verbs, but participles can only be the subject of the sentence
• They are both "-ing" verbs, but gerunds can only come after prepositions

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

_{Is  the bold phrase a gerund or a participle?}

He ruined his sight by watching TV all day.

• gerund
• participle

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CCSS.L.8.1A

_{Is  the bold word/phrase a gerund or a participle?}
A  miser hates spending his money on anything.

• gerund
• participle

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Which sentence has a gerund?

• Tossing her hair, Hermione walked away from Ron and Harry.
• Ron was accidentally insulting Hermione again.
• Hermione dealt with the slights by ignoring Ron.
• Shaking her head, Luna watched them in disbelief.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What's the subject in this sentence?
Helpfully, I cleared the dishes from the table.

• I
• dishes
• table
• cleared

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What's the subject in this sentence?
Trying to be a team player, Jerry passed the ball frequently during the game.

• player
• Jerry
• ball
• game

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Participles are verbs that act like adjectives or nouns.

• True.

• False.

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A