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Present Participle, Gerund and Infinitive

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Present Participle, Gerund and Infinitive
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you can't tell the difference between a present participle and a gerund, you can put what phrase in front of the word to help you?

in a minute

with chocolate

over the rainbow

the activity of

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Classify the underlined phrase

present participle phrase

appositive phrase

gerund phrase

prepositional phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sinking in the mud

gerund phrase

present participle phrase

past participle phrase

infinitive phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How is the underlined gerund phrase being used in this sentence?

subject

direct object

predicate noun

object of a preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is playing a gerund or present participle in the following sentence: I was playing outside yesterday.

gerund

present participle

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is raining a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

When I awoke this morning, it was raining.

gerund

present participle

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is pounding a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

I could hear the wind pounding on my window.

gerund

present participle

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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