These types of verbal act as a noun and ends in "ing".
What are gerunds
100
The infinitive in the following sentence is:
She wanted to go to the game with her friends.
What is to go
100
The gerund in the following sentence is:
Talking back to your parents is never a good idea.
What is talking/ talking back
100
Identify the participle in the following sentence:
The singing bird was a great attraction at the resort.
What is singing
100
Identify the verbal in the following sentence and state the type:
She wanted to win first place in the science fair.
What is "to win", infinitive.
200
A verbal that can be in past or present tense, and acts as an adjective. (Often end in "ing" or "ed")
What are participles
200
The infinitive in the following sentence is:
To spill salt is often seen as bad luck.
What is to spill.
200
The gerund in the following sentence is:
He thought playing a prank would be funny.
What is playing.
200
Identify the participle in the following sentence:
I only had a ripped dollar bill and no change.
What is ripped.
200
Identify the verbal in the following sentence and the type:
Because of his broken hand, he could not play in the final game.
What is "broken", participle.
300
These verbals can act as either a noun, adjective or adverb, and always begin with "to".
What are infinitives
300
The infinitive in the following sentence is:
Franklin was going to wait for his friend, but couldn't.
What is to wait
300
The gerund in the following sentence is:
One of her hobbies was working on crossword puzzles.
What is working.
300
Identify the participle in the following sentence:
She chased after the sprinting cat to try to catch it.
What is sprinting
300
Identify the verbal in the following sentence and type:
When they went running, they wore their new shoes.
What is "running" gerund.
400
One purpose of a verbal is to
What is create sentence variety- they allow us to say things in different ways.
They also allow us to better clarify and express ourselves- they can be used to add detail or explain something in a more accurate way.
400
The infinitive in the following sentence is:
Jenny is definitely going to win a prize for her project.
What is to win.
400
The gerund in the following sentence is:
Painting portraits was one of his talents.
What is painting/ painting portraits.
400
Identify the participle in the following sentence:
The broken mirror was a sign of bad luck.
What is broken
400
Identify the two verbals in the following sentence and their type:
Though they tried hard to wait, Beth was running too late so they ate without her.
What are "to wait", infinitive and "running", participle.
500
When a verbal is followed by additional related words, it is called this.
What is verbal phrase.
500
The infinitive in the following sentence is:
Because the traffic was so heavy, they were going to miss their flight.
What is to miss.
500
The gerund in the following sentence is:
They could not go sailing because of the terrible storm.
What is sailing.
500
Identify the participles in the following sentence:
Despite her fractured back, her continuing effort allowed her to overcome all obstacles.
What are fractured and continuing
500
Identify the two verbals in the follow sentence and their type:
Cooking clams was Steve's specialty, and they were always perfectly prepared.
What are "cooking", gerund, and "prepared", participle.