Verbs and Gerunds

Define GERUND

• A verb in a sentence

• A verb that acts as a noun

• A second, more powerful verb in a sentence

• A noun that acts like a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Define VERB

• A thought

• A description of a noun

• An action word or state of being

• A description of a pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

I love swimming in the ocean

What is the underlined part of the sentence?

• Not a gerund phrase

• Yes, a gerund phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund

How do you measure the worth of a man?

• How

• Do

• Measure

• Worth

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund

I miss living in London.

• I

• Miss

• In

• Living

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the Gerund

Caroline loves to read book. She hopes to learn a lot about history while reading.

• Loves, hopes

• to read, hopes

• Hopes, learn

• Learn, reading

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A