Gerunds and Participles
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Gerunds and Participles
Gerunds and participles worksheet for Grades 6 to 8: is the underlined word a gerund (a noun), a participle (an adjective) or part of the verb? Twelve sentences, with the rule in a box and an answer key.
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Find gerunds, participles and infinitives, the verb forms that work as nouns, adjectives and adverbs, tell them from the main verb, and say what job each does in its sentence.
Reviewed by Mr. James Anderson, Teacher and Mr. Michael Sullivan, Teacher. How we check worksheets
How to use this sheet
- Have the child say each sentence aloud with the verb. Most verb errors sound wrong when spoken.
- Put "yesterday", "today" and "tomorrow" in front of the sentence to check the tense.
- For irregular verbs, keep a list of the three forms, such as go, went and gone.
Common mistakes
- Adding -ed to irregular verbs, such as "goed" or "runned".
- Using the past participle without a helping verb, as in "I seen it". It needs a helper: I have seen it.
- Changing tense in the middle of a story without a reason.
