Grade 9 English Quiz 1 3rd Quarter

Gerund: Identify how the underlined word is used in the sentence.

Winning requires sacrifice.

• Object of the verb

• Appositive

• Subject

• Object of Preposition

Gerund: Identify how the underlined word is used in the sentence.

Her job, writing lifestyle columns, requires a lot of traveling.

• Object of the verb

• Appositive

• Subject

• Object of Preposition

Gerund: Identify how the underlined word is used in the sentence.

The audience enjoyed watching the competition.

• Object of the verb

• Appositive

• Subject

• Object of Preposition

Gerund: Identify how the underlined word is used in the sentence.

Sarrah was grateful to her teacher for giving him another chance.

• Object of the verb

• Appositive

• Subject

• Object of Preposition

Gerund: Identify how the underlined word is used in the sentence.

Sarrah was grateful to her teacher for giving him another chance.

• Subjective Complement

• Object of the Verb

• Object of Preposition

• Subject

Participle: Identify the word being modified by the participle.

Nolan dropped the burned toast into the trash when his stressed mom was not looking.

• trash

• toast

• mom

• looking

Participle: Identify the word being modified by the participle.

Shea knows that many advertising companies target girls in their early teens.

• companies

• girls

• teens

• advertising

Participle: Identify the word being modified by the participle.

Jared knew that the running water would provide a beautiful backdrop for his photograph.

• Jared

• water

• backdrop

• photograph

Participle: Identify the word being modified by the participle.

The frozen fish was an easy meal for Addie to cook.

• meal

• cook

• fish

• Addie

Participle: Identify the word being modified by the participle.

Gianni turned away from the crushed bug on his desk

• away

• desk

• bug

• turned