Grade 8Reading & writingpractice16 questions

Gerunds, participles and infinitives

Grade 8: gerund (swimming is fun), participle (the broken window), infinitive (to win), spot the verbal, how it works in the sentence.

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Questions

  1. Which sentence contains a gerund?

    • Reading is relaxing.
    • She is reading now.
    • The sun is shining.
    • They are running home.
    Show answerReading is relaxing.

  2. In "She enjoys reading," what job does "reading" do?

    • Adjective
    • Main verb
    • Object of the verb
    • Subject of the verb
    Show answerObject of the verb

  3. A gerund is the -ing form of a verb that works as a noun. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. Which phrase has a past participle used as an adjective?

    • a running tap
    • the breaking news
    • the broken window
    • the window breaks
    Show answerthe broken window

  5. In "The crying baby smiled," what is "crying"?

    • A gerund
    • A past participle
    • A present participle
    • An infinitive
    Show answerA present participle

  6. Give the past participle of the verb "freeze" used in "the ___ lake". (Answer out loud)

    Show answerfrozen

  7. Which is an infinitive?

    • to win
    • winning
    • wins
    • won
    Show answerto win

  8. In "I want to leave early," the infinitive is "to leave". (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  9. In "To learn takes time," what is the role of "To learn"?

    • Adjective
    • Main verb
    • Object
    • Subject
    Show answerSubject

  10. Which sentence has a gerund, not a participle?

    • Painted walls look fresh.
    • Painting relaxes me.
    • She is painting now.
    • The laughing boy waved.
    Show answerPainting relaxes me.

  11. Which of these is a verbal?

    • happy
    • to sing
    • under
    • very
    Show answerto sing

  12. In "She is singing," the word "singing" is a gerund. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  13. What is the infinitive of the verb in "He ran home"? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerto run

  14. Which sentence has a participle phrase describing the girl?

    • Laughing is the girl's hobby.
    • Laughing loudly, the girl ran off.
    • The girl likes laughing loudly.
    • The girl ran off to laugh.
    Show answerLaughing loudly, the girl ran off.

  15. In "Her hobby is baking," what kind of word does "baking" act as? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerA noun (a gerund)

  16. In "I stopped to rest," what does "to rest" show?

    • A noun subject
    • A past action
    • The purpose of stopping
    • The thing stopped
    Show answerThe purpose of stopping

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