Gerunds and Their Functions

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English
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8th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the sentence 'Dancing in the rain is a joyful experience', what is the subject of the gerund phrase?
Rain
Experience
Dancing
Joyful
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CCSS.L.8.1A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Cooking is an art.
Running
Baking
Cooking
Swimming
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CCSS.L.8.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences use a gerund as the subject? Running is good exercise. She enjoys running. Running in the park is fun.
Running on the beach is good exercise.
Running fast is fun.
She enjoys to run.
Running is good exercise.
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CCSS.L.8.1A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the sentence 'He is good at playing the guitar,' what is the function of the gerund 'playing'?
Adjective modifying 'good'
Object of the preposition
Direct object
Subject of the sentence
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CCSS.L.8.1A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the gerund in the sentence: I enjoy reading books in my free time.
reading
free
enjoying
books
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CCSS.L.8.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence shows a gerund as the object of a verb? She likes dancing. They enjoy singing. He started running.
She enjoys dancing
He likes running
She likes dancing
They started singing
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CCSS.L.8.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the sentence 'I look forward to meeting you,' what is the function of the gerund 'meeting'?
Adverb modifying 'look'
Adjective modifying 'you'
Subject of the sentence
Direct object of the preposition
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CCSS.L.8.1A
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