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Ger ger gerunds!
Infinitives
Patty Participle
Potpourri
Potpourri II
100
Identify the gerund:

Taylor is a big fan of singing.
singing
100
Identify the infinitive:

We have decided to go to the beach for vacation.
to go
100
Identify the participle:

Mom caught Adam throwing rocks at the passing cars.
throwing
100
Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?
a. The pilot endangered his passengers with his reckless flying.
b. The passengers were endangered by the pilot's reckless flying.
a. The pilot endangered his passengers with his reckless flying.
100
A student feels frequent breaks during the day would improve learning and wants to see this become law. An effective approach would be for her to:

a. draw a comic strip for the paper showing kids sleeping in class.
b. write a letter to the school board with reasons and data showing how it would help students
c. write an essay on why students misbehave in school.
b. write a letter to the school board with reasons and data showing how it would help students
200
Identify the gerund:

Hoping it would snow, the students kept their fingers crossed.
Hoping
200
Identify the infinitives:

If you want to pass, you have to study.
to pass
to study
200
Identify the participle:

Mark returned the damaged package to the store.
damaged
200
Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?
a. The treasured letter was written by my late mother.
b. I have loved you for a thousand years.
a. The treasured letter was written by my late mother.<
200
Complete the following sentence:

Tone is the author's ________________ toward a subject while mood is the ______________the writing creates in the reader.
attitude
feeling
300
Identify the gerund:

Thinking too much hurts my brain.
Thinking
300
Return to the main menu to hear this message again.
to hear
300
Which sentence contains a participial phrase?

a. She likes to buy sparkly nail polish.
b. I've never understood your obsession with cars.
c. Broken by her strong hands, her pencil no longer worked.
c. Broken by her strong hands, her pencil no longer worked.
300
A good summary includes all of the following except :
a. the most important details
b. a concluding sentence
c. an interesting protagonist
c. an interesting protagonist
300
Complete the following sentence:

Theme is the __________________about life the author wants to teach the reader.
message
400
Identify the gerund phrase:

The family escaped the fire by running away quickly.
running away quickly
400
Identify the infinitive phrase:

Always try to do your best in life.
to do your best (in life)
400
Identify the participial phrase:

Mark was the astronaut chosen to ride the space shuttle.
chosen to ride the space shuttle
400
In grammar and rhetoric, ellipsis is the omission of one or more words, which must be supplied by the listener or reader.

This statement is ___
a. true
b. false
a. true
400
Which organizational text structure would be best suited for an essay on the economic impact of the Dust Bowl on farmers?
Cause and Effect
500
Identify the gerund phrase:

The architect planned for years finally creating the first skyscraper.
creating the first skyscraper
500
Identify the infinitive phrase:

The police officer rushed to the scene to help the victim.
to help the victim
500
Identify the participial phrase:

The parade honored all fallen heroes.
fallen heroes
500
At this time of year, all teachers plead with their students to study for final exams.

A synonym for plead is:
a. tell
b. beg
c. ignore
b. beg
500
In writing, which sentences introduces the subject and tells what the paragraph or essay will be about?
the topic sentence