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 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
Infinitives are verb forms that imitate what 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 phrase and it's "Job" in the sentence: Miss Albiston vomited after eating the  burned lima bean and liver casserole.
What  is "eating the burned lima bean and liver casserole" and object of preposition?
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
A present-participle ends in ____ while a past participle ends in _____.
What is -ing and -ed.
300
What two verbals are used in this sentence:  Grabbing his phone and backpack, Trace ran out the door, hoping to catch the departing bus.
What is participial and infinitive phrase?
300

                            DAILY DOUBLE 

Find the verbals their parts of speech


 To sleep late on Friday was Sarah's goal, but her annoying brother woke her up early by turning the tv volume to full blast.

What are

   "to sleep late on Friday" (subject)

    "annoying" (adjective)

     "turning the tv volume to full blast (oop) ?

400
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: I like playing soccer in my running shoes.

THEN tell the entire gerund phrase.

What is playing?

What is "playing soccer in my running shoes"?

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
What are the participles in this sentence:

Trotting up to the fence, the horse takes an apple from the waiting friend.

What are TROTTING and WAITING?
400

What are the three verbal phrases :  

Grabbing his phone and backpack, Trace ran out the door, hoping to catch the departing bus.

What are

    "grabbing his phone and backpack"

     "hoping to catch the departing bus"

     "to catch the departing bus"

400
Find the verbal/s and identify what each modifies:  

The teacher stayed after school to show her students the best way to prepare for the test.  

What are "To show her students the best way.."  (stayed - why) and 

"To prepare for the test" (way -- adj)?

500
Combine these sentences with a gerund. I like to climb mountains. I like to swim in the ocean. These are two of my favorite hobbies.
What is "Climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean are two of my favorite hobbies"?  OR


What is "My favorite hobbies are CLIMBING MOUNTAINS AND SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN"?

500
Combine these sentences using an infinitive. Jean wanted several things. One was seeing the new movie. Another was eating ice cream at her favorite shop.
What is "Jean wanted to see the new movie and eat ice cream at her favorite shop"?
500
Combine these sentences using at least one past participle and a present participle. The boy did not want his lunch. It was over-cooked. He felt tired. He decided to give it to the man. The man who was sleeping near the corner looked like he would appreciate it.
What is : The tired boy did not want his over-cooked lunch, so he decided to give it to the man sleeping near the corner.
500


DAILY DOUBLE 

Write a sentence using two different types of verbals.
What is . . . . .
500
Combine these sentences using a participial and an infinitive phrase.  Add words as needed but don't get wordy.

  Shelia visited shelters.  She wanted to find the perfect dog.  She volunteered with the puppies.  She found the one for her.

What is "To find the perfect dog, Shelia visited shelters, volunteering with the puppies, until she found the one for her.
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