"Knock-Knock." "Who's There?" "VERBALS."
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.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The officer returned to help the couple."
"To help" is an infinitive, and "to help the couple" is an infinitive phrase.
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!)
Identify the point of view shown in the passage: ""Crash!" The sound of falling bowling pins fills the air. You walk to the counter and address the attendant. You mention that he has given you shoes in the wrong size. He politely corrects the error. You walk back to your party. It is your turn. You put on your shoes, find your ball, and approach the lane. You wait until the lanes are clear. Then you waddle up to the lane and roll the ball between your legs, grandma style. Your friends cheer. The bumpers ensure that the roll is devastating."
Second Person POV
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
Identify the point of view shown in the passage: "The tombstone was in place, but there was a gaping hole where there was supposed to be a field of grass. "Oh, great," I said, "the body's been exhumed." Cliff looked at me curiously and asked, "What does 'exhumed' mean?" I pointed to the hole in the ground and replied with an irate tone, "Well, Cliff, there's an empty hole where the body is supposed to be. Based on the context of this situation, can you infer what 'exhumed' means?" Cliff shrugged his shoulders."
First Person POV
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, and "to give thanks" is an infinitive phrase.
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
Identify any POV used in the passage: "Texas Joe pointed his shotgun at the rustler. "Well, mister, I can't very well let you take my horse," said Texas Joe. The rustler's eyes darted back and forth and he said, "Please, Mister, let me go. I promise you won't regret it." Texas Joe put his gun back into his poncho and said, "It's your lucky day, partner." The rustler replied, "Yours too, mister. There's a hunting party sneaking up on you right now." Then the rustler ran. Texas Joe drew his weapon again and turned around."
Third Person Objective
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 "watching my favorite series" is a gerund phrase.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "To wait seemed foolish when decisive action was required."
"To wait" is an infinitive, and "to wait seemed foolish" is an infinitive phrase.
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
Identify any POV used in the passage: "Bones loaded the rifle on his lap. He wasn't sure he could win, but he knew he wasn't going down without a fight. He wasn't afraid, but he was nervous with anticipation. He knew that they were coming. Then three men on ATVs pulled up to his house. They were wearing leather jackets with red skulls on the back. One of the men wore a yellow band on his arm. He had a green Mohawk. He was the one who screamed, "Give us the girl and we'll let you live." Bones didn't believe them. He looked at the girl. Bones thought that she looked scared. He would never let them have her."
Third Person Limited
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:
Timothy cheats on his history test. His parents are proud of his vastly improved grade.
Dramatic Irony
Identify the POV used in the passage: ""Ding!" Katie looked at her phone. It was a text message from Jeff. "Ugh! Not now," she said to herself. She was mad at Jeff for a comment that he had made the last time that they spoke. Meanwhile, while Katie was ignoring Jeff, he was at home trying to figure out why Katie was mad at him. "Did I say something that might have made her angry?" he thought to himself. "No, I have been a perfect gentleman," he concluded."
Third Person Omniscient