8th Grade Spiral Review Study Game

Gerunds function as the _____ in a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Participles can function as a ____ or an _____________.

• verb or an adjective

• noun or prepositional phrase

• verb or a noun

• noun or an adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify if the underlined word is a gerund or a participle: The mom was buying out the entire chicken nugget section in Costco.

• Gerund

• Participle

Answer explanation

"Buying" is a participle because it is a verb and it is performed by the subject, "mom."

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify if the underlined word in the following sentence is a participle or a gerund: Participating is a great way to raise your grade.

• Gerund

• Participle

Answer explanation

"Participating" is a gerund because it functions as a noun in this sentence. We know it functions as a noun because it is the subject of the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

She stirred the bubbling stew.

• Gerund

• Participle

Answer explanation

"Bubbling" is a participle because it is an adjective describing the stew.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

He is fond of swimming.

• Gerund

• Participle

Answer explanation

"Swimming" is a gerund because it is the indirect object of the sentence and a direct object has to be a noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Outside the castle.

• Phrase

• Clause

Answer explanation

No subject or verb!

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Eating in the restaurant.

• Phrase

• Clause

Answer explanation

This does have a verb, but there is no subject to tell who is eating, therefore, it is also a phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Charlie asked if he could leave the table.

• Phrase

• Clause

Answer explanation

Charlie = subject

asked = verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Although they had already eaten.

• Phrase

• Clause

Answer explanation

This is an incomplete sentence, but it is a clause because it contains a subject and a verb.

Subject = They

Verb: had

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B