All Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Explain The Function Of Verbals: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.1.A
For the following sentence decide if the underlined verbal is a participle, gerund, infinitive, or none.
The crying baby threw herself on the floor and had a tantrum.
Possible Answers:
Infinitive
Gerund
None
Participle
Correct answer:
Participle
Explanation:
A participle is a verb form ending in –ed or –ing that is used as an adjective. Past and present participles often function as adjectives that describe nouns. Which baby? The crying baby. Crying describes the baby.
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All Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts Resources
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