Participles + Gerunds + Infinitives =
Verbals!
"Knock-Knock."
"Who's There?"
"VERBALS."
These are some questions about verbals.
I'll spoil it: this column is verbals, too.
Actually fun questions!
(j/k it's just more verbals)
100
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I have a fascinating teacher."
"Fascinating" is a participle.
100
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "While crossing the street, everyone should stop texting on their phones."
"Crossing" is a gerund, and "crossing the street" is a gerund phrase. "Texting" is a gerund, and "texting on their phones" is a gerund phrase.
100
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The officer returned to help the couple."
"To help" is an infinitive, and "to help the couple" is an infinitive phrase.
100
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Running the tap will clear the air from the pipes."
"Running" is a gerund, and "running the tap" is a gerund phrase.
100
DAILY TRIPLE: Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Give the misbehaving child some glassware to polish."
"Misbehaving" is a participle, and "to polish" is an infinitive.
200
DAILY DOUBLE: Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The mangled pair of sunglasses, bruised face, busted arm, and bleeding knees meant Donna fell again from her mountain bike."
"Mangled" is a participle, "bruised" is a participle, "busted" is a participle, and "bleeding" is a participle.
200
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The Eikenhorst Family offered to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week."
"To watch" is an infinitive, and "to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week" is an infinitive phrase.
200
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Sneezing exhausts Clarence, who requires eight tissues and twenty-seven Gesundheits before he finishes."
"Sneezing" is a gerund.
200
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "His favorite fantasy is to play basketball for the Atlanta Hawks."
"To play" is an infinitive, and "to play basketball for the Atlanta Hawks" is an infinitive phrase.
200
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "She thanked her coach for helping her deal with the pressure."
"Helping" is a gerund, and "helping her deal with the pressure" is a gerund phrase.
300
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Mr. Beard, annoyed by Scott's question, answered him impatiently."
"Annoyed" is a participle, and "annoyed by Scott's question" is a participial phrase.
300
DAILY DOUBLE: Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Thanksgiving is a great time to give thanks."
"Thanksgiving" is a gerund. "To give" is an infinitive, and "to give thanks" is an infinitive phrase.
300
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Annoyed by the noise, the teacher spoke sharply to the class."
"Annoyed" is a participle, and "annoyed by the noise" is a participial phrase.
300
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "British people prefer driving on the left."
"Driving" is a gerund, and "driving on the left" is a gerund phrase.
300
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Omar's least favorite sport is water-skiing because a bad spill once caused him to lose his swim trunks."
"Water-skiing" is a gerund. "To lose" is an infinitive, and "to lose his swim trunks" is an infinitive phrase.
400
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Not every missed question on the test gets reanalyzed."
"Missed" is a participle, and "reanalyzed" is a participle.
400
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I can't help falling in love with you."
"Falling" is a gerund, and "falling in love with you" is a gerund phrase.
400
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I need to boogie every day of my life."
"To boogie" is an infinitive, and "to boogie every day of my life" is an infinitive phrase.
400
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The crying baby drew a long breath and sucked in a spider crouching in the corner of the crib."
"Crying" is a participle. "Crouching" is a participle, and "crouching in the corner of the crib" is a participial phrase.
400
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Pamplona, Spain is very famous for their annual 'Running of the Bulls.'"
"Running" is a gerund, and "Running of the Bulls" is a gerund phrase.
500
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I need a volunteer to take notes for the student who is absent."
"To take" is an infinitive, and "to take notes for the student who is absent" is an infinitive phrase.
500
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Molly's favorite thing she's done in P.E. is square-dancing."
"Square-dancing" is a gerund.
500
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Reading books about spooks has always been a passion of Mr. Beard."
"Reading" is a gerund, and "Reading books about spooks" is a gerund phrase.
500
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "A Great White shark ate Horatio's swimming coach."
"Swimming" is a participle.
500
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The running water in the fountain made the boy have to go to the bathroom."
"Running" is a participle. "To go" is an infinitive, and "to go to the bathroom" is an infinitive phrase.
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