Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

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English
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8th Grade
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Jenny Doran
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the gerund phrase:
After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.
After the accident
Laura was afriad
Afraid of driving
driving her car
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of the gerund phrase?
After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.
subject (S)
subject complement (SC)
direct object (DO)
indirect object (IO)
object of the preposition (OP)
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the gerund phrase:
Learning a new language is taking longer than I expected.
Learning a new language
a new language is taking
is taking longer than
longer than I expected
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of the gerund phrase?
Learning a new language is taking longer than I expected.
subject (S)
subject complement (SC)
direct object (DO)
indirect object (IO)
object of the preposition (OP)
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the gerund phrase:
Paul finished painting the kitchen.
Paul finished painting
Paul finished
finished painting
painting the kitchen
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of the gerund phrase?
Paul finished painting the kitchen.
subject (S)
subject complement (SC)
direct object (DO)
indirect object (IO)
object of the preposition (OP)
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the gerund phrase:
The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children.
babysitting a pack
babysitting a pack of crying children
of crying children
crying children
Tags
CCSS.L.8.1A
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