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Gerunds and Present Participles

Present participles function as a ______ in a sentence.

Adverb

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Gerunds function as a ______ in a sentence.

Adverb

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Passive voice is considered a gerund.

True

False

Which of the following is an example of a present participle?

Eating people is wrong.

She sat looking at the sea.

My mother is good at cooking.

All of the above.

Which of the following is an example of a gerund?

Can you sneeze without closing your eyes?

My friends love helping people.

My uncle likes bird-watching.

All of the above.

A gerund is a verbal noun.

True

False

Present participles come after verbs of movement.

Always true.

Sometimes true.

Never true.

Gerunds are the subject of a sentence.

Always true.

Sometimes true.

Never true.

A participle is a verbal noun.

True

False

A present participle and gerund cannot be in the same sentence.

True

False

Give an example of a gerund.

Give an example of a present participle.

Which word from the following sentence is a present participle? "I lingered hoping to find more."

Lingered

Hoping

Find

Which word from the following sentence is a gerund? "She was tired after closing the shop."

Was

Tired

After

Closing

A gerund is a verbal noun.

True

False

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