Question 1 • 2026 Summer 305 ELA/ESOL CR_Grade 8
“Fidgeting” is a gerund in this sentence because it functions as a noun—the thing the chorus director does not appreciate. By contrast, “fishing,” “joining,” and “dangling” function as parts of verb phrases or as modifiers. Choice H repeats the same sentence as G.
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