Verbals
Identify the verbal: Sailing is John's favorite activity.
What is the gerund, sailing?
Is the verbal in the sentence a participle or a gerund?
Jordan's annoying little brother continued to wake her up early every morning.
What is a participle?
What is the gerund function?
Understanding verbals is very difficult.
What is a subject?
To sleep late on Saturday morning was the ultimate goal.
What is a subject?
What are the functions of a gerund?
What is a subject, a direct object, a subject complement, or object of the preposition?
Identify the verbal: To dance on stage has always been her dream.
What is the infinitive, to dance?
Is the verbal in the sentence a participle or a gerund?
Climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean are Chris' favorite hobbies.
What is a gerund?
What is the gerund function?
She had a very unique way of whistling.
What is object of the preposition?
What is the infinitive function?
The team played the game to win the tournament.
What is an adverb?
What are the functions of an infinitive?
What is subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb?
Identify the verbal: I am reading a book about fallen angels.
What is the participle, fallen?
Is the verbal in the sentence a gerund or a participle?
Dad enjoys washing the car on Saturday mornings.
What is a gerund?
What is the gerund function?
The author is famous for writing the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
What is object of the preposition?
What is the function of the infinitive: Mark's greatest wish was to play the tuba in the band.
What is a subject complement?
Identify the verbal(s) and their function(s):
Elise went to the store to return the broken speaker.
What is the infinitive to return? (adverb)
What is the participle broken?
Identify the verbal: Shouting with happiness, William celebrated his high school graduation.
What is the participle, shouting?
Is the verbal in the sentence a participle or a gerund?
The dog's wagging tail knocked over the bowl of cereal.
What is a participle?
How does the gerund function?
Malcolm hates eating chocolate cake.
What is direct object?
What is the infinitive function?
She wanted to win the competition three years in a row.
What is a direct object?
Identify the verbal(s) and its function:
I like playing soccer in my running shoes.
What is the gerund, playing? (direct object)
What is the participle, running?
Identify the verbal: No one likes waiting in a long line.
What is the gerund, waiting?
Is the verbal in the sentence a participle or gerund?
The rotating chicken at Publix smelled yummy.
What is a participle?
What is the gerund function?
Jenny's biggest weakness is not asking for help when she needs it.
What is a subject complement?
What is the infinitive function?
There is a book to read on the shelf.
What is an adjective?
Identify the verbal(s) and their function(s):
Martin agreed to watch his annoying cousins while his aunt was playing tennis.
What is the participle annoying?
What is the gerund playing? (direct object)