Gerunds
Identify the gerund: Reading is my favorite hobby.
Reading
Identify the infinitive: That is a great game to play in groups.
to play
Identify the participle in the sentence: The girl was running.
Running
Define verbal
A verb form acting as another part of speech.
D-day occurred in what year?
1944
Identify the gerund phrase: Her task for the evening was washing all of the laundry.
Identify the infinitive: I want to go to Italy later this year.
to go
Identify the participle phrase in the sentence: The student, frustrated at the teacher, was screaming.
frustrated at the teacher
Name the 3 kinds of verbals.
gerunds, participles, and infinitives.
Who was the president during a majority of WW2?
FDR
What is the gerund phrase's function in the sentence: Kevin enjoys playing baseball.
Direct object
What is the infinitive's function in the sentence: We wanted a dog to guard the sheep.
adjective
Correct or Incorrect: Falling from the bed, the cat was very embarrassed.
correct
Which two kinds of verbals can use 'ing'
participles and gerunds
What now defunct pronoun was used in Middle English as the informal you?
Thou
What is the gerund phrase's function in the sentence: After dinner, drinking tea is how I relax.
What is the infinitive's function in the sentence: The phone was hard to hear over the students.
adverb
Correct or incorrect: Running up the stairs, the fire alarm when off for the fifth time that day.
Incorrect
Which kind of verbal uses 'to'
infinitives
A Shakespearian sonnet has how many lines?
14
What is the gerund phrase's function in the sentence: Jil has a knack for teaching second grade.
Object of the preposition
What is the infinitive's function in the sentence: To graduate from 8th grade is my only goal right now.
Noun
Correct or Incorrect: Slipping on the ice, the figure skater lost two points.
Correct
What kind of verbal is used here: the shattered glass was spread across the floor.
Past participle
What was the name of the Emperor of Japan during WWII?
Hirohito