What is the best definition of a gerund?

• A verb phrase with an -ing word

• A verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun

• A combination of helping verbs and other words

• The word "to" plus a verb

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is a participle?

• A noun that acts like a verb

• A verb that acts as a noun

• A verb that acts as an adjective.

• a verb that acts as a verb

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Present Participle have .... form.

• having + Verb + ing

• Verb + ing

• Verb + ed

• to + Verb

Past participles often end in the suffix "___"

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CCSS.L.6.4B

A participle phrase contains a 1) ___ and 2)___.

• 1) participle

  2) any modifiers

• 1) subject

  2) verb

• 1) preposition

  2) any modifiers

• 1) verb

  2) noun

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CCSS.L.6.6

What is the gerund in the following sentence?

Running for political office would be kind of exciting.

• running

• exciting

• office

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the gerund in the following sentence?

During the concert, the crowd was said to like my singing.

• during

• to like

• singing

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?

Designing buses and cars is one thing you could be doing if you were to become a product engineer.

• designing buses and cars

• one thing you could be doing

• to become a product engineer

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CCSS.L.6.4A

What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?

When I was growing up, I remember going to the lake to fish in the summers.

• growing up

• going to the lake to fish in the summers

• to fish in the summers

• to the lake

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CCSS.L.6.4A

What is the infinitive in the following sentence?

To win, you must be playing aggressively.

• To win

• be playing

• playing aggressively

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A