What is a gerund?

Gerunds and Infinitives

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English, World Languages
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Sean Knippen
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40 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
a verb with an –ing ending
a really complicated English term
a combination of helping verbs and other words
the word “to” plus a verb
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: She enjoys swimming in the ocean.
she
ocean
enjoys
swimming
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Choose the correct form: I enjoy (to read/reading) books in my free time.
reads
to read
reading
readed
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Running is good exercise.
Eating
Running
Jumping
Good
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Choose the correct form: She prefers (to watch/watching) movies at home.
watches
to watch
watching
watch
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
In the sentence 'I like swimming', is 'swimming' a gerund or an infinitive?
adjective
gerund
noun
adverb
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: I love eating ice cream.
eating
ice cream
loving
I
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