Gerunds
A gerund always has this ending
What is -ing?
The two words that make up an infinitive are these.
What is to + a base form of a verb?
participles are used as these parts of speech.
What is adjectives or verbs
The definition of a verbal is this
What is a verb that imitates another part of speech?
Pick out the gerund in the following sentence: Sailing is John's favorite activity
What is sailing?
The gerund is always this part of speech?
What is a noun?
Infinitives are can be these three parts of speech.
What is noun, adjective and adverb?
Every participle hast two "tenses." They are this.
What is a past participle and a present participle?
Name the three types of verbals.
What is gerund, participle, and infinitive?
Find and identify the verbal: Mrs. Vargas hates eating lima beans!
What is eating / gerund?
Identify the gerund/s in the following sentence: John likes fencing and jogging.
What is fencing and jogging?
Identify the infinitive and the part of speech. To dance on stage has always been his dream.
What is to dance / noun?
The present participle always has this ending.
What is -ing?
Name the two verbals that have similar endings. Include the ending in your answer.
What is that the gerund and present participle end in -ing?
Find the verbal and identify it: To sleep late on Friday was Sarah's goal, but her annoying brother woke her up early.
What is to sleep (infinitive) and annoying (present participle)?
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: I like playing soccer in my running shoes.
What is playing?
Identify the infinitive: The rode the bus to their game to play the rival team.
What is to play
Identify the participle in the following sentence: I like playing soccer in my running shoes.
running
Write a sentence using the present participle of the verb "play).
What is . . . . .
Find the verbal/s and identify: Mark's greatest wish was to play tuba while singing.
What is to play (infinitive) and singing (gerund)
Identify the gerund phrase/s in the following sentence: Climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean are two of my favorite hobbies.
What is climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean?
Identify the infinitive: I'm going to the library to get a book.
What is to get
Identify the participle/s in the following sentence: The retired soldier told us about his experience as a prisoner of war missing in action. Identify whether it/they are past or present
What is retied (past) and missing (present)?
Write a sentence using the infinitive of the verb jump.
What is . . . . .
Find the verbal and identify: Running water looks pretty in a fountain.
What is running (present participle)