Quick Check

Identify the function of the underlined gerund phrase.

• Simple Subject

• Direct Object

• Predicate Nominative / Subject complement

• Object of the Preposition

Identify the function of the underlined gerund phrase.

• Simple Subject

• Direct Object

• Predicate Nominative / Subject complement

• Object of the Preposition

Identify the function of the underlined gerund phrase.

Peyton received ten thousand dollars for solving the budget crisis.

• Simple Subject

• Direct Object

• Predicate Nominative / Subject complement

• Object of the Preposition

Identify the function of the underlined gerund phrase.

• Direct Object

• Appositive

• Predicate Nominative / Subject complement

• Indirect Object

Label this basic plot diagram.

a

b

c

d

e

Rising action

Climax

Introduction

Resolution

Falling action

The image is an example of what type of figurative language?

d

hyperbole

simile

metaphor

personification

Which metaphor best represents this image?

c

money is time

time is like moeny

time is green

time is money

To make an inference, the reader must use ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   to understand what the author does not say in the text.

• text evidence

• background knowledge

• dictionary

• highlighter

This image is an example of _______.

c

metaphor

inference

hyperbole

personification

Identify the function of the underlined gerund phrase.

• Direct Object

• Appositive

• Predicate Nominative / Subject complement

• Indirect Object