Verbals (gerund, participle, infinitive) at mastery — identification and deliberate use (CCSS L.8.1.a)

Identify the three verbals (gerund, participle, infinitive) at mastery speed and accuracy. Apply the 3-question routine from G8-fall as a fluent skill. Use each verbal type deliberately in capstone drafting — at least 3 deliberate verbal placements per capstone, with rationale noted in Pass-3 revision.

Mastery threshold

90%

Min instances

Typical minutes

Spaced intervals (days)

1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60

Prereqs

Identify and use gerunds, participles, and infinitives in their functions (CCSS L.8.1.a)

Successors

Compose a research-driven multi-paragraph capstone (~1500-2000 words) representing K-8 writing culmination (CCSS W.8.1; W.8.2; W.8.3; W.8.4-6; W.8.7-10)

Common misconceptions

Identifies verbals correctly but doesn't use them deliberately in drafting (treats grammar as inspection rather than production).
Overuses participial phrases at sentence openings — every paragraph opens with a participial dangler risk.

Exercise pool (3)

Diff	Stem	Type
2	Speed identification: in each of these 10 sentences, identify the verbal (gerund / participle / infinitive) and its function. Complete...	verbal identification speed
3	Second verbals mastery check. (a) Identify the verbal and its function in 10 sentences (timed, ≤90 seconds). (b) Construct 3 sentences:...	verbal mastery round two
3	Third verbals mastery check (final). 10 timed identifications + 3 deliberate-use construction sentences. Target: ≥9 of 10 correct.	verbal mastery round three