Infinitives
Gerunds
Participles
Wildcard
Wildcard
100
To lift those weights takes great strength.
What is to lift those weights
100
Climbing Pikes Peak is a wonderful experience.
What is climbing Pikes Peak
100
Records, cracked and warped, were in the old trunk in the attic.
What is cracked & warped
100
The running water was moving dangerously fast.
What is running (participle)
100
The children ran to meet their friend.
What is to meet their friend
200
Peanuts and raisins are good snacks to take on a camping trip.
What is to take on a camping trip
200
Playing golf is a favorite pastime in many countries.
What is Playing golf
200
Noted for her beauty, Venus was sought by many gods as a wife.
What is noted for her beauty
200
One of his skills was leaping like a gazelle.
What is leaping like a gazelle (gerund phrase)
200
Bathed in radiant light, Venus brought love and joy wherever she went.
What is bathed in radiant light (participial phrase)
300
Godzilla is on a rampage to destroy the city!
What is to destroy the city
300
Many coaches believe practicing free throws is vital for success.
What is practicing free throws
300
Seeing itself in the mirror, the duck seemed quite bewildered.
What is seeing itself in the mirror
300
Swimming in the lake is good exercise.
What is swimming in the lake (gerund phrase)
300
Planning their trip, the class learned how to read a road map.
What is planning their trip (participial phrase)
400
I prepared the salad to serve for lunch.
What is to serve for lunch
400
Airplanes are used in the mapping of large areas.
What is mapping of large areas
400
Pioneers found ideal farming country.
What is farming
400
We need to go grocery shopping.
What is to go grocery shopping (infinitive phrase)
400
Snowboarding down that slope was fun!
What is snowboarding down that slope (gerund phrase)
500
Gradually, people learned to use fire and to make tools.
What is to use fire & to make tools
500
Shooting the game winning shot is exhilarating.
What is shooting the game winning shot
500
Propelled by dreams of great riches, explorers poured into California.
What is propelled by dreams of great riches
500
The charging raccoon darted across the yard.
What is charging (participle)
500
Studying usually pays off in higher scores.
What is studying (gerund)
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