ENGLISH 8 3RD 9 WEEKS EXAM

THESE LOOK LIKE VERBS, BUT THEY ARE NOT VERBS.

• NOUNS

• VERBALS

• ADJECTIVES

THESE VERBALS:

ALWAYS ENDS IN -ING

FUNCTION AS A NOUN

• GERUND

• INFINITIVE

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CCSS.L.8.1A

THESE VERBALS:

FUNCTION AS A NOUN, ADJECTIVE, OR ADVERB

ARE FORMED BY ADDING "TO" TO THE BASE FORM OF VERB

• GERUNDS

• INFINITIVES

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CCSS.L.8.1A

THESE VERBALS:

FUNCTION AS AN ADJECTIVE

MAY COME BEFORE OR AFTER THE NOUN

MAY BE FORMED BY ADDING -ING, -D, -ED, -N, OR -EN TO THE BASE FORM OF VERB

• GERUNDS

• INFINITIVES

• PARTICIPLES

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

WHAT IS THE GERUND IN THE SENTENCE BELOW?

EATING ICE CREAM ON A HOT DAY IS REFRESHING.

• EATING

• ICE CREAM

• HOT

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CCSS.L.8.1A

WHAT IS THE GERUND IN THE SENTENCE BELOW?

SHE ENJOYS READING NOVELS IN HER FREE TIME.

• ENJOYS

• READING

• TIME

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CCSS.L.8.1A

WHAT IS THE GERUND IN THE SENTENCE BELOW?

THEY GAVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT LEAVING EARLY.

• THEY

• TIME

• LEAVING

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CCSS.L.8.1A

WHAT IS THE GERUND IN THE SENTENCE BELOW?

HIS FAVORITE ACTIVITY IS HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS.

• FAVORITE

• HIKING

• MOUNTAINS

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CCSS.L.8.1A

WHAT IS THE PARTICIPLE IN THE SENTENCE BELOW?

THE CRYING BABY HAD A WET DIAPER.

• CRYING

• BABY

• DIAPER

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

WHAT IS THE PARTICIPLE IN THE SENTENCE BELOW?

EATEN BY MOSQUITOES, WE WISH WE WOULD HAVE STAYED HOME.

• EATEN

• MOSQUITOES

• WISH

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A