Gerunds
A gerund always has this ending
What is -ing?
Identify the adjective: The fluffy cloud drifted through the sky.
What is fluffy?
Identify the infinitive:I love to run.
To run
Stonehenge was built successfully over time. What is the adverb?
successfully
Which type of modifier is being used: The movie was bad so we left early.
What is adjective
The gerund functions as this part of speech
What is a noun?
Identify the adjectives:The happy teacher celebrated with her smart students when they got the good results from the hard test.
What is happy, smart, good and hard?
Identify the Infinitive Phrase :In the middle of class, Mitchell began to whisper quietly to Khai.
To whisper quietly
Teachers see their students daily. What is the adverb?
daily
Which type of modifier is being used: I worked hard to finish the job early.
What is adverb?
Identify the gerund/s in the following sentence: Mitchell likes swimming and sleeping.
What is swimming and sleeping?
Identify the adjectives:The golden sunlight shone through the dark stormy blue sky.
What is golden, dark, stormy, and sky?
Identify the Infinitive Phrase: Jane claimed to see clearly the method to her brother's madness.
to see clearly
Name two of the adverbs in this sentence: Their pants were often extremely worn.
often; extremely
Which type of modifier are being used: To sleep late on Friday was Sarah's goal, but her annoying brother woke her up early.
What is infinitive, present participle ?
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: I like playing sand volleyball in my walking shoes.
What is playing?
Identify the adjectives:The old coach picked some of the best players for his new football team.
What is old, best, new, and football?
Identify the Infinitive:While you're going to the supermarket, I'm going to run to the post office.
To run
A wall once surrounded the monument. What is the adverb?
Once
Which type of modifier are being used: The cracked windshield needs to be repaired.
What is past participle, verbal ?
Identify the gerund phrase/s in the following sentence: Climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean are two of my favorite hobbies.
What is climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean?
Identify the adjectives:Karen rode her brand new yellow bike across the busy intersection.
What is brand, new, yellow and busy?
Identify the Infinitive: While running to the post office, I went to Shallots to say hi to my old friend.
to say
Circles of stones lay inside. What is the adverb?
inside
Which type of modifier are being used: The leaking roof needs to be repaired before the whole house floods.
What is present participle, verbal ?