What is a gerund?
Verb Forms and Their Functions

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English
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5th Grade
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Medium
Stephanie McCormick
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A verb form ending in -ing used as a noun
A verb form ending in -ed
A verb form used to show future tense
A verb form used with helping verbs
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a participle phrase?
Running to the store
To run quickly
Jumping over the fence, the dog chased the ball
The dog runs fast
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains an infinitive?
She loves singing in the shower
The cat is sleeping on the couch
They want to travel the world
We finished our homework quickly
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence "The laughing children played in the park," what is "laughing" functioning as?
A gerund
An infinitive
A participle
A main verb
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which verb ending is used to form the past tense of regular verbs?
-ing
-ed
-s
-en
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence uses a gerund as the subject?
Swimming is her favorite sport
She swims every morning
To swim daily is her goal
The swimming pool is closed
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence "The dog, wagging its tail, greeted us at the door," what is "wagging its tail"?
A gerund phrase
An infinitive phrase
A participle phrase
A main clause
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