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Gerunds
Infinitives
Participles
Grab Bag/more infinitives
Name that verbal and it's function
100
A gerund always has this ending
What is -ing?
100
What's an infinitive? Give an example.
What is to + a base form of a verb? /student valid example
100
participles are used as this part of speech.
What is adjectives?
100
The definition of a verbal is....
What is a verb that imitates another part of speech?
100
The astonished crowd watched in disbelief as the illusionist performed.
What is astonished / participle? Describes crowd?
200
The gerund always imitates this part of speech?
What is a noun?
200
Infinitives are verb forms that imitate what three parts of speech?
What is noun, adjective and adverb?
200
Past and present participles can end in these letters.
*Past participle-ed, -d, -t, en, or -n t--split/burnt en-rotten/broken/known/ (known fact) *present participles-ing
200
Identify the infinitive/infinitive phrase how it is used in the sentence: The toddler learned to walk.
What is to walk? What is direct object?
200
Find and identify the verbal: Miss Albiston hates eating lima beans!
What is eating / gerund? What is D.O.?
300
Identify the gerund/s in the following sentenc eand tell whether it's the subject, subject compliment, or a direct object. John likes fencing and jogging.
What is fencing and jogging? D.O.
300
Identify the infinitive and the part of speech. To dance in the ballet has always been her dream.
What is to dance / noun- subject?
300
Identify the participle/participle phrase and tell the noun/pronoun it is describing. The singer, adored by the fans, accepted the award.
What is adored/adored by fans? What is singer?
300
Identify the infinitive/infinitive phrase how it is used in the sentence: The scientist conducted the experiment to complete his research.
What is to complete/to complete his research? What is an adverb? (Tells why?)
300
Sarah's goal was to sleep late on Friday, but her little brother woke her up.
What is to sleep (infinitive) ? subject compliment/predicate noun
400
Identify the gerund in the following sentence and tell whether it's the subject, subject compliment, or a direct object. I like playing soccer in open fields.
What is playing? D.O.
400
Identify the infinitive and label the part of speech: The team played the game to win the tournament.
What is to win / adverb - Tells why?
400
Identify the participle/participle phrase and tell the noun/pronoun it is describing. Running the marathon, the athlete cramped up and had to stop.
What is running/running the marathon? What is athlete?
400
Identify the infinitive/infinitive phrase how it is used in the sentence: The best cookbook , to buy for busy mothers, is Quick and Easy Recipes .
What is to buy /to buy for busy mothers adjective
400
To play the violin well, Mark practiced everyday.
What is to play/to play well (infinitive) What is an adverb (Tells Why?)
500
Identify the gerund phrase/s in the following sentence and tell whether it's the subject, subject compliment, or a direct object.: Climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean are two of my favorite hobbies.
What is climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean? subject
500
Identify the infinitive and the part of speech: There is a book to read on the table.
What is to read / adjective- Tells exactly what/which kind?
500
Identify the participle/s in the following sentence and tell the noun/pronoun it describes: I read a book with the class about fallen angels.
What is and fallen? (past participle) What is angels?
500
Identify the infinitive/infinitive phrase how it is used in the sentence: This was the musicians moment to display his talent .
What is to display/ to display his talent? What is adjective?
500
Find the verbal and identify it, tell it's function : Running water looks pretty in a fountain.
What is running (present participle) describes water