Gerunds
Infinitives
Participles
Grab Bag
Examples
100
A gerund always has this ending
What is -ing?
100

These two words make up an infinitive. (___+___)

What is "to" + a verb?

100
participles are used as this part of speech.
What is adjectives?
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 always imitates this part of speech.

What is a noun?

200

Identify the infinitive and the part of speech: I want to read that book on the table.

What is to read?

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: Miss Albiston hates eating lima beans!
What is eating / gerund?
300

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

What is jogging?

300

Identify the infinitive: It's always been his dream to dance on stage.

What is to dance?

300
The present participle always has this ending.
What is -ing?
300

Name the two verbals that can have the same ending. 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 and label the part of speech: The team played the game to win the tournament.
What is to win / adverb?
400
Name the two jobs of participles.
What is to show tense and to be used as an adjective?
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/s in the following sentence: The professor enjoys lecturing about French paintings.

What is lecturing?

500

Infinitives are verb forms that imitate these three parts of speech.

What is noun, adjective and adverb??

500
Identify the participle/s in the following sentence: I am reading a book with the class about fallen angels. Identify whether it/they are past or present
What is reading (present) and fallen (past)?
500

Say a sentence using the infinitive of the verb jump. 

What is . . . . .

500
Find the gerund and identify: Running water looks pretty in a fountain.
What is running (present participle)
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