Gerunds and Participles

Identify the participle in the sentence.
Startled by the noise, the puppy scrambled under the chair.

• startled

• puppy

• scrambled

• under

Identify the highlighted word/phrase as a Gerund or Participle.
The wind blew.  A falling tree bough crashed through the kitchen window.

• Participle

• Gerund

In the sentence 'She enjoys swimming', what is the function of the word 'swimming'?

• noun

• adjective

• gerund

• verb

Identify the gerund in the sentence: I love playing the piano.

• playing

• piano

• the

• love

Identify the gerund in the sentence: I love playing the guitar.

• love

• guitar

• the

• playing

Which of the following is an example of a participle?

• running

• sitting

• walked

• jumping

What is the function of the word 'running' in the sentence 'The dog is running in the park'?

• preposition

• adjective

• present participle verb

• noun

Which of the following is an example of a gerund phrase?

• Running in the park

• Jumping off a cliff

• Swimming in the pool

• Running on the beach

Identify the participle in the sentence: The book, written by a famous author, became a bestseller.

• by a famous author

• written

• book

• The

Which of the following is an example of a gerund?

• eating

• jumping

• running

• swimming