This document contains directions for three exercises analyzing parts of speech and grammatical structures in sentences describing various holidays and traditions. In the first exercise, the student is asked to underline participles and identify them as present or past participles. The second exercise involves underlining gerunds and identifying their function. The third exercise has the student underline gerund phrases and identify how they are used in each sentence.
This document contains directions for three exercises analyzing parts of speech and grammatical structures in sentences describing various holidays and traditions. In the first exercise, the student is asked to underline participles and identify them as present or past participles. The second exercise involves underlining gerunds and identifying their function. The third exercise has the student underline gerund phrases and identify how they are used in each sentence.
This document contains directions for three exercises analyzing parts of speech and grammatical structures in sentences describing various holidays and traditions. In the first exercise, the student is asked to underline participles and identify them as present or past participles. The second exercise involves underlining gerunds and identifying their function. The third exercise has the student underline gerund phrases and identify how they are used in each sentence.
This document contains directions for three exercises analyzing parts of speech and grammatical structures in sentences describing various holidays and traditions. In the first exercise, the student is asked to underline participles and identify them as present or past participles. The second exercise involves underlining gerunds and identifying their function. The third exercise has the student underline gerund phrases and identify how they are used in each sentence.
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Name:__________________
I. Direction: Underline each participle. Write in the blank pres. if it is a present participle and past if it is a past participle. _________1. The nervous bird was pecking at the girl. _________2. A printout of the results has been taped to the door _________3. The freezing lady put on her sweater. _________4. The spilled oil spread over the floor. _________5. By evening, they will have finished their assignment. _________6. Everyone has wondered what the great detective was thinking. _________7. Carol has rescued the trembling cat. _________8. The elected chairperson must work hard _________9. David is throwing the rings at the milk bottles. _________10. They found out too late that they had entered by the wrong door.
II. Direction: Underline each gerund and identify the function.
_____1. Some people keep Valentine’s Day by sending heart-shaped cards to friends. _____2. Sharing valentines with others can brighten a wintry February day. _____3. The custom of celebrating Valentine’s Day stretches back a long way. _____4. Many historians believe the holiday sprang from an ancient Roman custom of honoring _____5. two brothers by the name of Valentine. _____6. Coloring eggs is an activity that belongs to another holiday. _____7. Easter is often associated with the blooming of springiflowers. _____8. In Christian traditions, Easter marks the rising of Jesus from the dead. _____9. At the same time as Easter, Jews observe Passover by preparing a special meal, a seder. _____10.By eating the special foods at the seder, Jews remember the flight of their ancestors from slavery in Egypt. _____11.Playing jokes on people seems a strange way to celebrate a holiday. _____12.However, exchanging gag gifts was a custom in France that grew into our April Fool’s Day. _____13.A lesser-known spring holiday is dedicated to planting trees—Arbor Day. _____14.Various states enjoy observing Arbor Day any time from December to May. _____15.Most people would agree that respecting mothers is important every day of the year. _____16.In 1914 Congress approved reserving a specific day for mothers. _____17.The second Sunday in May is the day set aside for remembering Mom. _____18.Remembering our patriotic dead is the purpose of another May holiday, Memorial Day. _____19.By decorating the graves of soldiers, we honor their memories. _____20.In celebrating Memorial Day at the end of May, we pay tribute to those who died for their country. _____21.Honoring all members of the armed services is the purpose of Veterans Day, celebrated in November.
III. Direction: Underline each gerund phrase. Write in the blank how it is used in the sentence: S for subject, DO for direct object, OP for object of a preposition, or none if the sentence does not contain a gerund. _______1. Having a special day for fathers was the idea of a Spokane, Washington, woman. _______2. On the third Sunday in June, Father’s Day, children show their fathers how they feel about them by sending cards and giving presents. _______3. A holiday in June features flying the American flag, a tradition that began after the Civil War. _______4. June 14 is Flag Day, a day for remembering the first American flag. _______5. Just one year earlier, thirteen colonies went to war with England by declaring their independence.none _______6. The colonies knew they were entering a dangerous and fateful time. _______7. With the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution began. _______8. In winning the War of Independence, the colonies became a new and independent nation. _______9. Celebrating America’s birth is the purpose of our Independence Day. _______10. In almost every American town, holding parades on the Fourth of July is a tradition.
