Read the sentence. What is the verbal and how is it functioning? The thief fleeing from the police was captured swiftly.

fleeing, participle describing thief

fleeing, gerund acting as the subject

captured, gerund acting as the predicate nominative

captured, participle describing thief

Read the sentence. What is the verbal and how is it functioning? Macy likes skydiving on the weekends.

skydiving, gerund acting as the direct object

skydiving, participle describing Macy

likes, gerund acting as the object of the preposition

skydiving, gerund acting as the object of the preposition

What is the verbal and how is it functioning? The boys said that they were asleep, but their parents heard their muffled voices.

muffled, participle describing voices

said, gerund acting as the direct object

asleep, participle describing boys

heard, gerund functioning as the predicate nominative

What is the verbal and how is it functioning? High heels are not the best shoes for hiking.

hiking, gerund functioning as the object of the preposition

are, gerund functioning as the predicate nominative

hiking, gerund functioning as the predicate nominative

hiking, participle describing shoes

Find the verbal and choose its function. The team celebrated under the falling confetti.

falling, participle describing confetti

celebrated, gerund functioning as a direct object

celebrated, participle describing team

falling, gerund functioning as the object of the preposition

Find the verbal and describe how it is functioning. Tipping his hat, the cowboy moseyed on his way.

Tipping, participle describing cowboy

Tipping, gerund functioning as the subject

moseyed, gerund functioning as the direct object

Find the verbal and describe its function. Mr. Ridgely explained the three-governors controversy to the bored students.

bored, participle describing students

controversy, gerund functioning as the direct object

bored, gerund functioning as the object of the preposition

Find the verbal and describe its function. Playing children often do not want to go to sleep.

Playing, participle describing children

Playing, gerund functioning as the subject

to go, gerund functioning as the direct object

to sleep, participle describing children

Find the verbal and describe its function. Mack is interested in learning French.

learning, gerund functioning as object of the preposition

interested, participle describing Mack

interested, gerund functioning as predicate nominative

learning, participle describing French

Find the verbal and describe its function. The excited children ran for the playground during yesterday's recess.

excited, participle describing children

excited, gerund acting as the subject

during, gerund acting as the object of the preposition

during, participle describing yesterday's

Gerund or Participle?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Find the gerund in the sentence.
The family enjoys bicycling in the park during the summer.

family

enjoys

bicycling

during

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CCSS.L.8.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Find the gerund in the sentence.
Emma receives lessons on playing the piano.

receives

lessons

playing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Find the gerund in the sentence.
Switching places is something that identical twins do.

Switching

places

something

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Find the gerund in the sentence.
Katelyn finishes cooking dinner around seven in the evening.

finishes

cooking

around

evening

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Find the participle in the sentence.
Cracking jokes, Dylan makes his classmates laugh.

Cracking

jokes

makes

laugh

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Find the participle in the sentence.
Mrs. Martin, pacing around the room, anxiously waits for her test results.

pacing

anxiously

waits

test

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Find the participle in the sentence.
The award created by NASA is given to the high school senior with the top science score.

award

created

given

science

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CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

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Gerund or Participle?

Find the gerund in the sentence.
The family enjoys bicycling in the park during the summer.

Find the gerund in the sentence.
Emma receives lessons on playing the piano.

Find the gerund in the sentence.
Switching places is something that identical twins do.

Find the gerund in the sentence.
Katelyn finishes cooking dinner around seven in the evening.

Find the participle in the sentence.
Cracking jokes, Dylan makes his classmates laugh.

Find the participle in the sentence.
Mrs. Martin, pacing around the room, anxiously waits for her test results.

Find the participle in the sentence.
The award created by NASA is given to the high school senior with the top science score.

Find the participle in the sentence.
I was startled by the barking dog during my afternoon walk.

Find the verbal in the sentence and tell whether it is a gerund or a participle.
The authorities walked through the ruined city after the hurricane.

Find the verbal in the sentence and tell whether it is a gerund or a participle.
My parents hate driving in the city at nighttime.

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Gerund or Participle?

Find the gerund in the sentence.The family enjoys bicycling in the park during the summer.

Find the gerund in the sentence.Emma receives lessons on playing the piano.

Find the gerund in the sentence.Switching places is something that identical twins do.

Find the gerund in the sentence.Katelyn finishes cooking dinner around seven in the evening.

Find the participle in the sentence.Cracking jokes, Dylan makes his classmates laugh.

Find the participle in the sentence.Mrs. Martin, pacing around the room, anxiously waits for her test results.

Find the participle in the sentence.The award created by NASA is given to the high school senior with the top science score.

Find the participle in the sentence.I was startled by the barking dog during my afternoon walk.

Find the verbal in the sentence and tell whether it is a gerund or a participle.The authorities walked through the ruined city after the hurricane.

Find the verbal in the sentence and tell whether it is a gerund or a participle.My parents hate driving in the city at nighttime.

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Find the gerund in the sentence.
The family enjoys bicycling in the park during the summer.

Find the gerund in the sentence.
Emma receives lessons on playing the piano.

Find the gerund in the sentence.
Switching places is something that identical twins do.

Find the gerund in the sentence.
Katelyn finishes cooking dinner around seven in the evening.

Find the participle in the sentence.
Cracking jokes, Dylan makes his classmates laugh.

Find the participle in the sentence.
Mrs. Martin, pacing around the room, anxiously waits for her test results.

Find the participle in the sentence.
The award created by NASA is given to the high school senior with the top science score.

Find the participle in the sentence.
I was startled by the barking dog during my afternoon walk.

Find the verbal in the sentence and tell whether it is a gerund or a participle.
The authorities walked through the ruined city after the hurricane.

Find the verbal in the sentence and tell whether it is a gerund or a participle.
My parents hate driving in the city at nighttime.