Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives

What is a Gerund?

• A form of verbal that comes from a noun but acts as a verb

• A form of verbal that comes from a verb but acts as a noun

• Another word for a verb

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which option is a Gerund?

• Talking

• Talked

• Will Talk

• None of the above

Which option is a Gerund?

• Ran

• Will Run

• Running

• None of the above

What is the Gerund Phrase in this sentence:

My dad and I love watching movies.

• I love watching movies.

• watching

• watching movies.

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.7.1A

What is the Gerund Phrase in this sentence:

Running four miles everyday is normal to me.

• Running four miles

• Running

• Running four miles everyday

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.7.1A

What is a Participle?

• A word formed from a adjective and is used as a verb or a noun

• A different word for a verb

• A word formed from a verb and is used as a adjective or a noun

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which option is a Past Participle?

• Talk

• Talking

• Talked

• None of the above

Which option is a Present Participle?

• Swimming

• Swam

• Swum

• None of the above

What is the Participial Phrase in this sentence:

I saw my sister running past the house.

• running past

• running

• running past the house.

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.7.1A

What is the Participial Phrase in this sentence:

People planning to study biology must meet the science teacher.

• People planning

• planning to study biology must meet the science teacher.

• planning to study biology

• None of the above

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CCSS.L.7.1A