Georgia 8.L.GC.1.57

ELA8th GradeGrammar, Usage, & Mechanics

The Standard

Usage: Form and use verbals and verbal phrases (participles/participials, gerunds, and infinitives) based on function. (Continue)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose and build verb-based words and phrases that act as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. They explain each phrase’s job and revise sentences so the meaning is clear.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students correctly identify whether a verbal phrase acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb. They create clear sentences with each type and fix misplaced or confusing phrases.
Common Misconceptions: Students may label every word ending in “-ing” as a gerund, even when it modifies a noun or forms a verb tense. They may confuse infinitives with prepositional phrases beginning with “to.” They may also place participial phrases where they seem to modify the wrong noun.
How to Assess It: Ask students to use “painting” once as a gerund and once as a participle, then use “to paint” as an infinitive. Have them label each phrase’s job.

Lesson moves

Give groups sentence strips with verbal phrases to sort by function, then have them attach each strip to a matching base sentence.
Compare “Swimming builds strength” and “Swimming across the pool, Ana waved,” then ask students to explain how “swimming” changes jobs.
Play a verbal phrase relay where teams draw a noun, adjective, or adverb card and write a matching sentence.
Have students find verbal phrases in three school announcements, label each function, and rewrite one announcement with a different verbal phrase.

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