Types of Verbals
Fill in the Blank
Part of Speech
Identify the Verbal
Make a Sentence
100
A verbal that has "to" followed by the root form of a verb.
What is an infinitive?
100
___________ can be a fun way to relieve stress.
Answers may vary (jogging, running, texting, singing)
100
Playing basketball takes up too much of her time.
What is the subject or a noun?
100
Believing in yourself is important.
What is a gerund?
100
Make a sentence using the gerund form of the verb "run."
Answers may vary (Running is my favorite sport)
200
A verb that functions as a noun.
What is a gerund?
200
Harry, _________ in a band, is pretty popular with the ladies.
Answers may vary (Singing, being, playing)
200
To learn the piano is my biggest dream.
What is the subject or a noun?
200
To be or not to be; that is the question.
What is an infinitive?
200
Make a sentence using the participle form of the verb "wear."
Answers may vary. (Wearing an old scarf, Becky set off into the cold.)
300
A form of a verb that functions as an adjective.
What is a participle?
300
I would like to _______ pretty soon.
Answers may vary (work, sleep, jog, eat, dance)
300
The weather was freezing cold Saturday.
What is an adjective?
300
Clinging to life, my grandma fought her cancer admirably.
What is a participle?
300
Make a sentence using the infinitive form of the verb "knowing."
Answers may vary. (I would like to know the answer to this question.)
400
A gerund has this ending.
What is -ing?
400
_________ is easy to _________.
Answers may vary (running;do, sleeping;love, spelling;butcher)
400
Her one burning desire in life, playing basketball for UConn, seemed a goal within reach.
What is an appositive?
400
Tony, making light of the situation, told us all we needed to know.
What is a participle and an infinitive?
400
Make a sentence that includes both an infinitive and a gerund.
Answers may vary (Jogging is an activity I would like to do more often.)
500
A participle has this ending.
What is -ing, -ed, or -en.
500
________ through the hallway, Lydia stopped at the _______ fountain to _______ a sip of water.
Answers may vary, however 2nd blank must be drinking. (Walking, drinking, take)
500
She wrote a newspaper article about dealing with college recruiters.
What is the object of a preposition?
500
Continued from yesterday, thinking on my feet has won me another thousand dollars on Jeopardy!
What is a gerund and a participle?
500
Make a sentence that includes all three verbals: infinitive, gerund, and participle.
Answers may vary (Singing in the shower is fun, and Leslie, knowing she could be heard, tried to sing her loudest.)
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