Definitions
a word that expresses action or state of being
verb
ends in what suffix
-ing
this type of participle ends in -ed
past participle
Infinitives begin with this word
to
this is what the sentence is about and does the action of the sentence
subject
a word that describes a noun or pronoun
adjective
functions as what part of speech
noun
this type of participle ends in -ing
present participle
Infinitives operate like what three parts of speech
noun or adjective or adverb
this part of a sentence receives the action of the sentence
direct object
a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
conjunction
gerund phrases should be able to be replaced by what part of speech
pronoun
participial phrases can operate like verbs when this accompanies the participle
a helping verb like to be or to have
Which sentence contains an infinitive phrase?
For Thanksgiving, my family drove to my grandparents' house.
My parents told me I ought to pay attention to my grandpa's old stories
"My parents told me I ought to pay attention to my grandpa's old stories."
a clause must contain these two things
a subject and a predicate
coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase?
Walking to my friend's house, I stumbled upon an interesting snail on the sidewalk.
How is this participle operating in the sentence?
I felt sorry for the beached whale.
adjective
How does this infinitive phrase operate in the sentence?
To succeed in gymnastics takes dedication.
as the subject of the sentence
this part of a clause contains the main verb of the sentence
predicate
part of speech that relates words in a sentence to other words
preposition
Does this sentence contain a gerund phrase? How does it operate in the sentence?
Honoring all members of the armed services is the purpose of Veteran's Day, celebrated in November.
Yes. "Honoring all members of the armed services" is a gerund phrase. It operates as the subject of the sentence.
The participial phrase in this sentence is modifying what word in the sentence?
My cat, jumping all over the floor, tries his hardest to catch any bug he sees.
"cat"
How does the infinitive phrase operate in this sentence?
People sometimes would like to change the weather, but, of course, they cannot.
as the direct object of the sentence
The subject of a sentence does the action while the ____________ of a sentence receives the action
direct object