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1. Is this sentence correctly punctuated:Brandon the clever boy, is awesome.
2. Is the highlighted word/phrase a VERB or a PARTICIPLE? Jill and Terry were tired from working out in the yard.
3. What is the gerund phrase?Working for twelve hours was exhausting for Tyler.
4. Identify the gerund. If there are no gerunds, choose none. Since the family bought a camper, camping has been fun.
5. Identify the appositive phrase:The fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, can travel more than 100 miles per hour at certain times.
6. Identify the gerund. If there are no gerunds, choose none. She enjoys baking.
7. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:The dance world in London, Paris, and New York competed in praising his performances.
8. Cole's teammate tried setting a pick for him.
9. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? My family is accustomed to eating a small dinner.
10. What is the red word modifying (describing) in the following sentence?Tara was getting worried that she may not pass the math test, thinking how little she knew about equations.
11. It's rude to ignore your conversation partner.
12. Contacting firms is the director's role.
13. Learning a new language and speaking it fluently requires a lot of practice.
14. By studying hard in the evening, the student improved in his schoolwork.
15. Thinking is an important part of writing. What is the gerund or gerund phrase?
16. What is the subject of the sentence?
17. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Telling Jenna the truth was a mistake.
18. What is the gerund phrase?Painting and reading are my favorite hobbies.
19. In the following sentence, what is the function of the infinitive phrase?The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars.
20. Identify the gerund:Bernard hates buttering his toast with a fork.
21. Identify the appositive:Sidd chose the artist, Michelangelo, to study for his art project in Mrs. Butler's class.
22. Identify the gerund phrase:Learning a new language is taking longer than I expected.
23. Identify the gerund phrase. A key to success is reducing our trash.
24. Give an example of using a gerund as a subject in a sentence.
25. A gerund phrase (can / cannot) be removed from a sentence without destroying is basic sense.
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