Gerund Phrases

Identify the gerund phrase:

• Learning a new language

• a new language is taking

• is taking longer than

• longer than I expected

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the gerund phrase:

Paul finished painting the kitchen.

• Paul finished painting

• Paul finished

• finished painting

• painting the kitchen

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children.

• babysitting a pack

• babysitting a pack of crying children

• of crying children

• crying children

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Identify the gerund phrase:

After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.

• After the accident

• Laura was afriad

• Afraid of driving

• driving her car

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?

Squidward always talks about playing his clarinet.

• always talks

• about

• playing his clarinet

• none

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?

• Playing the violin

• relaxes

• me

• none

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?
Helen enjoys sketching the sunset.

• Helen

• enjoys

• sketching 

• the sunset.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?

People think my interest in watching "The Office" is an obsession.

• people think

• watching "The Office"

• an obsession

• none

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?

• is dangerous

• fire

• Playing with fire

• none

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?

• hate

• I

• losing games

• none

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A