One of the main differences between a participle and a gerund is that...

A participle works like an adjective and a gerund works like a noun.

A participle shows that something is certain and gerund shows that something is uncertain.

A participle shows what is happening right now and a gerund shows what happened in the past.

A participle works like a noun and a gerund works like an adjective.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates the interrogative mood of a verb?

If I study, I will ace the test.

I will ace the test by studying.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates the conditional mood of a verb?

If I study, I will ace the test.

I will ace the test by studying.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates the indicative mood of a verb?

He is interrupting someone again.

Stop interrupting people so often.

Is he interrupting someone again?

I would tell him if he'd stop interrupting.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates the imperative mood of a verb?

Stop interrupting people so often.

Is he interrupting someone again?

I would tell him if he'd stop interrupting.

He is interrupting someone again.

When should you use the imperative mood?

When giving a command or telling someone what to do.

When stating a fact or opinion.

When asking a question with a clear response.

When making an uncertain statement.

When is it most appropriate to use the conditional mood?

When something depends on something else happening.

When commanding someone to do something that he or she does not want to do.

When asking a question with an uncertain answer.

The subjunctive mood shows that an action is...

uncertain (like a wish or a suggestion).

A verb in the interrogative mood...

Commands someone to do something.

Is based on some condition of something else happening first.

Which of the following sentences uses a verb in the indicative mood?

If I were your teacher, I would reply to your email.

I would respond to your email if I had received it.

A verb in the conditional mood...

expresses what might happen if something else happens first.

expresses something that will certainly happen in the future.

can be used as an adjective or a noun.

can only occur in the past tense.

Which of the following verbs includes a verb in the conditional mood?

If I knew how to cook, I would make dinner for my mom.

Learning how to cook is an important skill for everyone.

I know that learning how to cook will help me in the future.

Cooking is something that can be learned easily by anyone.

Change the sentence below to correctly use the subjunctive mood. I wish Steph Curry is my big brother.

I wish Steph Curry were my big brother.

I wish Steph Curry was my big brother.

I wish Steph Curry had been my big brother.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the subjunctive mood?

I wish he were my mentor as well as my teacher.

He told me he had already completed the assessment.

If I had gone home early today, I would have missed learning about ancient Egypt!

Math is my favorite subject even though I have to work really hard to do well.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the interrogative mood?

Do you know how to ride a bike?

Change the sentence below to correctly use the subjunctive mood. If I was better at dancing, I could perform on stage

If I were better at dancing, I could perform on stage.

If I become a better dancer, I will perform on stage.

A better dancer could perform on stage.

The sentence is already correct.

Read the sentence and answer the question that follows. Jesus signs up to play both football and soccer but then he was told he can only pick one sport. Which phrase corrects the incorrect shift in verb mood?

played both football and soccer

Read the passage and correct the shift in verb mood. (1) Walk north on Oak Terrace three blocks and turn east onto Hazel Street. (2) Follow Hazel Street to the railroad tracks and turn southwest onto Riverview Drive. (3) At this point, the river should be to your left. (4) Walk two blocks on Riverview Drive to the destination. Which sentence below corrects the shift in verb mood found in the passage above?

Continue to walk along Riverview Drive with the river on your left side.

You should walk north on Oak Terrace for three blocks and then turn east.

If I were you, I would walk two blocks on Riverview Drive to get to the front entrance of the store.

Following Hazel Street to the railroad tracks will get you to Riverview Drive.

Which response corrects the shift in verb mood found in the sentence below? According to the index in the back of the science textbook, information about mitosis would be found in Chapter Three.

According to the index in the back of the science textbook, information about mitosis is found in Chapter Three.

Information about mitosis could be found in Chapter Three of the science textbook, according to the index in the back of the science textbook.

According to the index in the back of the science textbook, information about mitosis might be found in Chapter Three.

Information about mitosis (according to the index in the science textbook) is most likely found in Chapter Three.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows. (1) If you won a million dollars, what would you do? (2) You will consider starting a college savings account. (3) Tuition at a public university could cost a student approximately $10,000 per year. (4) Therefore, you would benefit greatly from setting aside college funds now. Which sentence below corrects the shift in verb mood found in the passage above while preserving the intended meaning?

You might consider starting a college savings account.

You want to start a college savings account?

Would setting aside college funds now mean less stress in the future?

Start a college savings account with money both gifted and earned during high school.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows. (1) Hibernation is a process in which animals diminish body functions like temperature and metabolism to survive during periods of cold and food shortage. (2) Black bears are among the many animals that engage in hibernation. (3) These animals live almost eight months without eating or drinking because they have an excess of body fat to rely on. (4) Hibernation leads to inactivity, but you should not approach a bear at this time because they are still dangerous. What type of mood shift occurs in this passage?

Imperative to Subjective Question id: 28851841

Read the passage and answer the question that follows. (1) Hibernation is a process in which animals diminish body functions like temperature and metabolism to survive during periods of cold and food shortage. (2) Black bears are among the many animals that engage in hibernation. (3) These animals live almost eight months without eating or drinking because they have an excess of body fat to rely on. (4) Hibernation leads to inactivity, but you should not approach a bear at this time because they are still dangerous. Which sentence below corrects the shift in verb mood found in the passage above?

Hibernation leads to inactivity, but animals in hibernation are still considered to be dangerous. Question id: 28851840

Black bears are among the many animals that can engage in hibernation.

These animals shall live up to eight months without eating or drinking because they are relying on excesses of body fat.

Hibernation diminishes body functions like temperature and metabolism so that animals will survive in winter.

Which sentence contains a shift in verb mood?

Assemble the puzzle by placing the corner pieces, and then you should find the edges.

You should apply sunscreen at least fifteen minutes before you enter the water.

Walk four blocks west, then turn right and walk three blocks north to the destination.

Animals that hibernate lower their body temperatures, become inactive, and burrow into dark spaces.

Which response corrects the usage error in the sentence below? Like other forms of pollution, light pollution has wide-ranging effects that impacts ecosystems and is disrupting the circadian rhythm.

Like other forms of pollution, light pollution has wide-ranging effects that impact ecosystems and disrupt the circadian rhythm.

Light pollution has wide-ranging effects that impact ecosystems and are disrupting circadian rhythms.

Light pollution has a wide-ranging effect that will be impacting ecosystems and will be disrupting circadian rhythms.

Like other forms of pollution, light pollution has wide-ranging effects that impact ecosystems and will disrupt the circadian rhythm.

Which response corrects the usage error in the sentence below? Sam turned quickly as the car horn was blaring behind him.

Sam turned quickly as the car horn blared behind him.

Sam was turning quickly as the car horn blared behind him.

Sam will turn quickly as the car horn blares behind him.

Sam turned quickly as the car horn is blaring behind him.

Which response corrects the usage error in the sentence below? Tornadoes form when a warm, moist air mass will collide with a cool, dry air mass.

Tornadoes form when a warm, moist air mass collides with a cool, dry air mass.

Tornadoes can form when a warm, moist air mass will collide with a cool, dry air mass.

Tornadoes will form when warm, moist air collide with cool, dry air masses.

Tornadoes form when a warm, moist air mass collided with cool, moist air masses.

Which response corrects the usage error in the sentence below? Mary is feeding the kitten and watered the plants.

Mary fed the kitten and watered the plants.

Mary will feed the kitten and plans on watering the plants.

Mary feeds the kitten and watered the plants.

Mary is feeding the kitten and waters the plants.

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following are ways an infinitive verb can be used?

To make a comment or judgment

To show the tense of the verb

To show the purpose of a verb

To function as the subject of a sentence

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive?

Athena is a good cook.

Athena considers herself a cooking expert.

Athena has been learning more about cooking.

Athena wants to cook dinner for her new friends.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following verbs is in the gerund form?

scribbled

written

drawing

to paint

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A verb in its gerund form can be used to replace which part of speech?

An adverb

A noun

An adjective

A preposition

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CCSS.L.8.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following verbs is in the infinitive form?

speak

to tell

had called

yelling

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following verbs is in the participle form?

runs

were moving

to go

walked

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CCSS.L.1.4C

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

An infinitive verb... select all that apply

is not conjugated.

begins with the word "to".

shows who completed the verb.

shows that a verb was completed in the past.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

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