Verbal
Phrase
Gerund
Participle
Infinitive
100
Don't stop believing.
Gerund. Believing Believing DO "Don't Stop Believing" -- Journey
100
I'm at a payphone, trying to call home, all of my change I spent on you.
Infinitive to call to call home "Payphone" Maroon 5
100
[I] don't like your tilted stage.
Participle Tilted Tilted Describes stage "Look What You Made Me Do" Taylor Swift
100
Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time.
Participle Jumped Jumped in the cab describes I "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus
100
There's a shadow hanging over me.
Participle hanging hanging over me describes shadow "Yesterday" by the Beatles
200
She took the midnight train going anywhere.
Participial Going Going anywhere Describes train Journey -- "Don't Stop Believing"
200
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry.
Infinitive To cry To cry "Belong with Me" -- Taylor Swift
200
Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it.
Infinitive To say to say it "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
200
My homeboys tried to warn me.
Infinitive To warn To warn me "Baby Got Back" by Sir-Mix-Alot
200
There goes the baker with his tray, like always/ the same old bread and rolls to sell
Infinitive to sell to sell "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast
300
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited.
Infinitive To turn To turn up Adele "Someone Like You"
300
Full of broken thoughts/ I cannot repair
Participle Broken Broken Describes thoughts "Hurt" -- Johnny Cash
300
Feeling inspired, the tables have turned. Candy! If you can tell me the problem!!!
Participle Feeling Feeling inspired describes tables shouldn't described tables "Sorry, Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato
300
Butterfly in the sky/ I can go twice as high/ Take a look/ It's in a book/ A reading rainbow
Participle Reading a reading describes rainbow "Reading Rainbow" theme song
300
Doing whatever we want, this is our house. Candy if you find the mistake!
Participle Doing doing whatever we want describes this, which is house...wrong! "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus
400
Today, I don't feel like doing anything.
Gerund doing doing anything OP Bruno Mars -- "The Lazy Song"
400
Being so bad got me feeling so good.
Gerund Feeling Feeling so good DO "Sorry Not Sorry" Demi Lovato
400
[I am] dreaming about being a big star
Gerund being being a big star OP "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons
400
I can't help falling in love with you.
Gerund Falling Falling in love with you DO "Can't Help Falling in Love with You" by Elvis Presley
400
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet?
Infinitive to meet to meet "Hello" -- Adele
500
Daily Double: I don't mind spending every day out on your corner in the pouring rain.
Gerund Participle Spending Pouring Spending every day out Pouring DO Describes rain "She Will Be Loved" -- Maroon 5
500
Daily Double! Stop trying hard to say goodbye.
Gerund Infinitive Trying To say Trying hard To say goodbye DO "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5
500
Lying on the floor, I have come undone.
Participle Lying Lying on the floor describes I "Undone" by Weezer
500
Daily Double It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go.
Infinitive Gerund to deal losing to deal losing you everywhere I go OP "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts
500
Hi Ken! Do you want to go for a ride?
Infinitive to go to go "Barbie Girl" by Aqua
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