ELA Test Prep Grammar

What is the RED phrase?
She was going to the store after the PTA meeting.

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive
• prepositional phrase

What is the RED phrase?
Flying in a plane is my favorite way to travel.

• participle
• gerund
• infintive
• prepositional phrase

During summer, kids like to play outside.

• Gerund
• Infinitive
• Participle
• Preposition

Swimming outside made the kids happy.

• Appositive
• Infinitive
• Participle
• Gerund

The water slide ran through the grass and into the pool.

• Preposition 
• Gerund
• Appositive
• Infinitive

The kids are happy because they don't have to go to school.

• Appositive
• Infinitive
• Participle
• Gerund

Eating popsicles, the girls were happy

• Gerund
• Infinitive
• Appositive
• Participle

The best way to study is writing down good notes and studying them each day.

• Gerund
• Participle
• Infinitive
• Verb

Giving to the needy, is very helpful.

• Participle
• Infinitive
• Gerund
• Appositive

What is the function of is this gerund?
The teacher wanted the talking to stop.

• Direct Object
• Predicate Noun
• Adjective
• Subject Noun