Gerunds Practice

Quiz

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English

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8th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

L.8.1A, L.1.1C, L.1.1I

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Jenny Bowman

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a gerund?

a gerund looks like a verb but is used as a preposition

a gerund looks like a verb but is used as a adverb

a gerund looks like a verb but is used as a adjective

a gerund looks like a verb but is used as a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the gerund in the following sentence?

Becoming a doctor takes years of serious study.

takes

becoming

years

study

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the subject in the following sentence?

Becoming a doctor takes years of serious study.

takes years

study

doctor

becoming

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the underlined gerund being used as in the following sentence?

Becoming a doctor takes years of serious study.

subject

direct object

object of the preposition

predicate noun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the gerund in the following sentence?

Kino's specialty is cooking mushrooms and onions.

onions

specialty

cooking

is

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the subject in the following sentence?

Kino's specialty is cooking mushrooms and onions.

mushrooms and onions

cooking

specialty

Kino's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the underlined gerund being used as in the following sentence?

Kino's specialty is cooking mushrooms and onions.

subject

direct object

object of the preposition

predicate noun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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