Verbals Lesson, Grades 6-8: Gerund, Participle or Verb?

"The fans were cheering." "Cheering made my throat sore." "The cheering fans stood up." Same word, three jobs. In about 45 minutes, students learn to tell whether an -ing word is part of a verb, a gerund (a noun job) or a participle (an adjective job).

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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