Gerunds
Infinitives
Participles
Grab Bag
Examples
100

A gerund always has this ending

What is -ing?

100

The two words that make up an infinitive are these.

What is to + a base form of a verb?

100

participles are used as these parts of speech.

What is adjectives or verbs

100

The definition of a verbal is this

What is a verb that imitates another part of speech?

100

Pick out the gerund in the following sentence: Sailing is John's favorite activity

What is sailing?

200

The gerund is always this part of speech?

What is a noun?

200

Infinitives are can be these three parts of speech.

What is noun, adjective and adverb?

200

Every participle hast two "tenses." They are this.

What is a past participle and a present participle?

200

Name the three types of verbals.

What is gerund, participle, and infinitive?

200

Find and identify the verbal: Mrs. Vargas hates eating lima beans!

What is eating / gerund?

300

Identify the gerund/s in the following sentence: John likes fencing and jogging.

What is fencing and jogging?

300

Identify the infinitive and the part of speech. To dance on stage has always been his dream.

What is to dance / noun?

300

The present participle always has this ending.

What is -ing?

300

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?

300

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)?

400

Identify the gerund in the following sentence: I like playing soccer in my running shoes.

What is playing?

400

Identify the infinitive: The rode the bus to their game to play the rival team.

What is to play

400

Identify the participle in the following sentence: I like playing soccer in my running shoes.

running

400

Write a sentence using the present participle of the verb "play).

What is . . . . .

400

Find the verbal/s and identify: Mark's greatest wish was to play tuba while singing.

What is to play (infinitive) and singing (gerund)

500

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?

500

Identify the infinitive: I'm going to the library to get a book.

What is to get

500

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)?

500

Write a sentence using the infinitive of the verb jump. 

What is . . . . .

500

Find the verbal and identify: Running water looks pretty in a fountain.

What is running (present participle)

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