Participle
The suffix of a present participle.
What is -ing?
The suffix of a gerund.
What is -ing?
True or False:
The word to is not a preposition when used immediately before a verb.
What is true?
Find the infinitive:
To multiply big numbers in her head is my sister's special talent.
What is to multiply?
Fill in the blank:
A _______ relates to or is derived from a verb.
What is verbal?
A present participle is used with forms of the helping verb...
What is to be?
A gerund acts as this in a sentence.
What is a noun?
Fill in the blanks: An infinitive is formed from the word ___ followed by the _____ form of a verb.
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What is to/base?
Find the gerund phrase:
Coloring eggs is an activity that belongs to another holiday.
What is coloring eggs?
The three verbals are...
*must know all 3 to earn points!
What is...
Participle
Gerund
Infinitive
A participle may act as this in a sentence.
*must get both correct to earn points!
What is...
Main verb
Adjective
A gerund is used as a noun that may act in one of these 3 ways.
*you must know all 3 to earn points!
What is...
Subject
Direct Object
Object of a Preposition
An infinitive may function as a noun, which may act in one of these two ways...
*must get both to earn points!
What is...
Subject
Direct Object
Find the participial phrase and the word that it modifies:
The tall man wearing the gray suit is a judge.
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What is wearing the gray suit/man?
The following sentence includes what verbal, justify your answer:
It would be fun to speak a foreign language.
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What is an infinitive?
*the word to followed by the base form of the verb speak
In the following sentence, the participle is _______ and it is a _______ (tense) participle.
By evening, they will have finished their assignment.
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What is finished/past?
In the following sentence, the gerund phrase ________ is acting as __________.
Our neighbor, Mr. Smith, enjoys seeing his sons on Father's Day.
What is...
seeing his sons on Father's Day
Direct object
The following sentence has/does not have an infinitive phrase, explain why or why not.
I gave the leftover tuna to Sarah's cat.
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What is does not have?
*to must be followed by the base form of a verb, Sarah is not a verb.
The following sentence includes a participial, gerund, or infinitive phrase (or none), explain your reasoning.
The colonies knew they were entering a dangerous and fateful time.
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What is none?
*were entering is a verb phrase
The following sentence includes what verbal, justify your answer:
Many people celebrate New Year's Day by making noise.
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What is a gerund?
*by is a preposition, so making is a gerund functioning as an object of a preposition.
The following sentence participle ________ is used as ______.
Marcus has uncovered the missing final clue.
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What is
Uncovered- a verb
Missing- an adjective
In the following sentence, the gerund phrase ________ acts as an _______.
In winning the War of Independence, the colonies became a new and independent nation.
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What is...
winning the War of Independence
Object of a preposition?
The following sentence has an infinitive phrase functioning as a noun. In the sentence, the infinitive phrase is ________ and it is acting as a _________.
Cheri decided to take her sister on a scavenger hunt.
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What is to take her sister on a scavenger hunt/direct object?
The following sentence includes a participial, gerund, or infinitive phrase (or none) ________, the phrase is _________ and it is acting as _______ in the sentence.
For many Americans, having a day off from work is the best way to celebrate workers.
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What is a gerund phrase/having a day off from work/the subject?
The following phrase includes what verbal, justify your answer:
The following program is my dad's favorite.
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What is a participle?
*following modifies program