Present Participle, Gerund and Infinitive

If you can't tell the difference between a present participle and a gerund, you can put what phrase in front of the word to help you?

• in a minute

• with chocolate

• over the rainbow

• the activity of

Classify the underlined phrase

• present participle phrase

• appositive phrase

• gerund phrase

• prepositional phrase

Sinking in the mud

• gerund phrase

• present participle phrase

• past participle phrase

• infinitive phrase

How is the underlined gerund phrase being used in this sentence?

• subject

• direct object

• predicate noun

• object of a preposition

Is playing a gerund or present participle in the following sentence: I was playing outside yesterday.

• gerund

• present participle

Is raining a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

When I awoke this morning, it was raining.

• gerund

• present participle

Is pounding a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

I could hear the wind pounding on my window.

• gerund

• present participle

Is screaming a gerund or present participle in the following sentence: When Melody saw that Penny was in danger, she could not stop screaming.

• gerund

• present participle

Is screaming a gerund or present participle in the following sentence: Even though Meloday was screaming, her mother did not stop.

• gerund

• present participle

Is sobbing a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

After the accident, Melody could not stop sobbing.

• gerund

• present participle