"Knock-Knock." "Who's There?" "VERBALS."
Identify any verbals, verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I have an entertaining teacher."
"entertaining" is a participle.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "While crossing the street, everyone should stop texting on their phones."
"Crossing" is a gerund, and "crossing the street" is a gerund phrase. "Texting" is a gerund, and "texting on their phones" is a gerund phrase.
***TRIPLE THREAT***
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The officer returned to help the couple."
"To help" is an infinitive
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
"A police station gets robbed."
Situational Irony
(We wouldn't expect a police station to get robbed. They investigate roberries!)
What was I for halloween last year?
Garfield
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The mangled pair of sunglasses, bruised face, busted arm, and bleeding knees meant Donna fell again from her mountain bike."
"Mangled" "bruised" , "busted", and "bleeding" are all participles.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The Eikenhorst Family offered to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week."
"To watch" is an infinitive, and "to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week" is an infinitive phrase.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier than what we're trying to do. "
"Finding" is a gerund. "Finding needle in a haystack" is the gerund phrase.
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
"Your partner for prom shows up in ripped jeans and t-shirt. With a smirk, you say, "Oh, I see you're dressed up for the occasion."
Verbal Irony
How many snoopys are in this classroom today?
5
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence:
"Thanksgiving is a great time to give thanks."
"Thanksgiving" is a gerund. "To give" is an infinitive
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Annoyed by the noise, the teacher spoke sharply to the class."
"Annoyed" is a participle, and "annoyed by the noise" is a participial phrase.
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
a veterinarian who is afraid of dogs
Situational Irony
How many think sheets does Ms. B have in her folder that have been filled out this year?
Idk let me count
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Not every missed question on the test is analyzed."
"Missed" is a participle.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence:
"I can't help watching my favorite series."
"watching" is a gerund, and
***DAILY DOUBLE****
Tommy went to the mall and met his emerging opponent on Call of Duty.
What is the verbal in the sentence above?
emerging is a participle
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
Juan recently accepted a job offer from Iron E, a large technology company. Today is his first day of work. He puts on his best suit, shines his shoes, and grabs his keys. As he walks toward his car, he sees that all four tires are flat. “Oh, great,” he groans. “This is just what I need!”
Verbal Irony
What is Ms. B's favorite holidays? (THERE ARE TWO)
Halloween and Valentines
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I need a volunteer to take notes for the student who is absent."
"To take" is an infinitive, and "to take notes for the student who is absent" is an infinitive phrase.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Molly's favorite thing she's done in P.E. is square-dancing."
"Square-dancing" is a gerund.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Reading books about birds has always been a passion of Mr. Beard."
"Reading" is a gerund, and "Reading books about spooks" is a gerund phrase.
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
The audience watches Timothy cheat on his history test. Later, we see that his parents are proud of his vastly improved grade.
Dramatic Irony
What movie series did Ms. B watch over the summer that has caused her to be afraid on her drive to work everyday?
The final destination movies