Grade 9 Gerunds/Gerund Phrases 9B Friday

A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a _____.

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund.

Halim was punished for cheating.

• Halim

• was

• punished

• cheating

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund.

They called her playing brilliant.

• They

• called

• playing

• brilliant

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund.

Reading is an important skill.

• Reading

• an

• important

• skill

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund.

We gave our consent in writing.

• We

• gave

• consent

• writing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund.

For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators.

• birds

• flying

• escape

• predators

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund phrase.

Ethan was narrowly avoiding driving off the cliff.

• was narrowly avoiding

• driving off the cliff

• Ethan was narrowly avoiding

• off the cliff

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund phrase.

The frowning artist was thinking of painting my house.

• frowning artist

• was thinking

• artist was thinking of painting

• painting my house

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund phrase.

We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.

• going to see

• going to see the changing of the guard

• the changing of the guard

• changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund phrase.

Piling too much laundry into a washing machine was causing it to malfunction.

• washing machine

• piling too much laundry into a washing machine

• piling too much

• was causing it to malfunction

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A