Pink Sheet Homework: Gerunds and Participles
Moodle Robo-Lesson
Three step process for exemption:
1) Homework completed (5)
2) Correct Pink Sheet (11 - 1/2 point each.)
3) Pretest (14)
Total must be 27/30 or better for exemption. (Or 14/14 on pretest.)

Open Mouth Pink Sheet: Agree on the correct answers.
Pink Sheet Pretest (Gerunds and Participles)

1. A participle is a verb that acts like a ________.  a) noun  b) a past tense verb  c) an adjective  d) an adverb  e) NOTA
2.  The disappointed crow went hungry that day. A. participle B. gerund C. verb
3. Removing a bone from the wolf's throat was probably foolhardy. A. participle B. gerund C. verb
4. Arguing with the wolf was stupid. A. participle B. gerund C. verb
5. A gerund is a verb that acts like a ________.  a) noun  b) a past tense verb  c) an adjective  d) an adverb  e) NOTA
6. The smiling man in the third row is my uncle. A. participle B. gerund C. verb
7. Kathy said she saw a spotted owl. A. participle B. gerund C. verb
8.  I was jogging on the beach when the tide came in. A. participle B. gerund C. verb
9. Frustrated, the fox said the grapes were probably sour anyway. A. participle B. gerund C. verb
10. Pleased by the noisy applause, the singer gave an encore. A. participle B. gerund C. verb
11. Gerunds always end in -ing.  a) True  b) False
12. The present participle usually ends with -ing.  a) True  b) False
13. I was practicing the piano when the doorbell rang. A. participle B. gerund C. verb
14. If a word ending in -ing has a helping verb with it (was, is, will be), it cannot be a participle. a) True  b) False

Research Practice:
Works Cited Entry/Citation. (Handout)

1. Write up the resource on your desk using the works cited handout.
2. Underneath that entry, copy a sentence from the resource (be sure to use quotation marks) and cite it properly.
3. Write up the web page displayed using the works cited handout.
4. Copy a sentence and cite it properly.