Parts of Speech
This part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
The two words that make up an infinitive are these.
What is to + a base form of a verb?
The definition of a verbal is this
What is a verb that imitates another part of speech?
Pick out the infinitive in the following sentence:
To travel around the world is Marie's greatest wish.
What is 'to travel'?
This part of speech shows the action or state of being in a sentence.
What is a verb
Every participle has 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:
The glowing stars lit up the dark sky beautifully.
What is 'glowing' / participle?
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
Identify the infinitive and the part of speech.
To dance on stage has always been his dream.
What is 'to dance' and noun?
The present participle always has this ending.
What is -ing?
Infinities can imitate these parts of speech, that a participle can not.
What is noun and adverb?
Find the gerund and identify:
Running water looks pretty in a fountain.
What is running (present participle)?
This part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.
What is an adverb?
Identify the infinitive and label the part of speech:
The team played the game to win the tournament.
What is 'to win' and adverb?
Identify the participle/s in the following sentence:
I am reading a book about fallen angels with the class.
Identify whether it/they are past or present
What is 'reading' (present) and 'fallen' (past)?
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 in the marching band.
What is to play (infinitive) and marching (present participle)
In the following sentence:
The screeching fire alarm woke everyone in the apartment.
The word 'screeching' acts as what part of speech?
What is an adjective?
Identify the infinitive and the part of speech:
There is a book to read on the table.
What is 'to read' and adjective?
Identify the participle/s in the following sentence:
Shaken and confused, the frightened woman stared at the broken window.
Identify whether it/they are past or present
What is 'shaken,' 'confused,' and 'frightened' and they are all in past tense.
Write a sentence using the infinitive of the verb jump. Identify what part of speech it is used as.
What is . . . . .
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)?