Gerund Genius
This gerund means "the activity of putting words on paper"
Writing
The word "to" followed by this is called an infinitive.
verb
A present participle always ends with these three letters
-ing
This mountain range, running down the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula, is often called the "backbone of Korea."
Taebaek Mountains
In "Swimming is great exercise," this word is performing what part of speech?
Noun
Identify the infinitive phrase: "Sarah wants to travel to Japan."
to travel
In "The broken vase," identify the past participle.
broken
During the Joseon Dynasty, this social class system divided people into four main groups, with scholars at the top
yangban system
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Identify the gerund phrase in this sentence: "Olivia's favorite activity is reading mystery novels."
"reading mystery novels"
This infinitive acts as a noun in "To win was his only goal."
To win
Find the participle phrase: "Struggling with the homework, John called his tutor.
Struggling with the homework
This 1592 Korean naval commander used "turtle ships" to defeat the Japanese navy and is considered a national hero.
Admiral Yi Sun-sin
Explain why "Dancing gracefully across the stage" is a gerund phrase in "Dancing gracefully across the stage requires years of practice."
because it functions as the subject of the sentence
In "She brought a book to read," the infinitive phrase serves as this part of speech.
adjective (modifying 'book')
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In the sentence "Being exhausted from running, yet driven by determination, the athlete finished the race," identify and explain the function of both participle phrases.
"Being exhausted from running" and "driven by determination" - both are participle phrases modifying "athlete"
The April Revolution of this year led to the resignation of President Syngman Rhee and marked South Korea's first major pro-democracy movement.
1960
Create a sentence using a gerund phrase as a direct object after the verb "discussed".
Student choice.
In the sentence "The team promised to win but failed to deliver," identify how these two infinitive phrases differ in their function.
"to win" is a direct object of "promised," while "to deliver" is an adverb modifying "failed"
Create a sentence using both a present and past participle.
Student Choice. ex. Walking home, JJ saw an abandoned building.
This economic policy, implemented by President Park Chung-hee in the 1960s and 1970s, focused on developing specific industries through family-owned conglomerates and led to South Korea's rapid industrialization.
chaebol system