Gerunds
A gerund always has this ending
What is -ing?
What word along with a verb signifies an infinitive?
What is "to"?
participles are used as this part of speech.
What is adjectives?
Tell HOW the gerund is used:
Karen enjoys traveling to the beach.
direct object
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Sailing is John's favorite activity.
sailing
The gerund always imitates this part of speech?
What is a noun?
What is the infinitive in this sentence? He is going to give a speech in class today.
To give
Past participles have this ending added to a word
-ed
Tell HOW the gerund is used:
I am running for class president.
predicate nominative
Find and identify the type of verbal: Miss Harbington hates eating lima beans.
eating (gerund)
Identify the gerund/s in the following sentence: John likes fencing and jogging.
What is fencing AND jogging?
Identify the infinitive. To dance on stage has always been his dream.
to dance
The present participle always has this ending.
-ing
Tell HOW the gerund is used:
He gave a loud response by shouting his answer.
object of the preposition
Find the TWO verbals and identify them: To sleep late on Friday was Sarah's goal, but her annoying brother woke her up early.
to sleep (infinitive) AND annoying (participle)
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: I like playing soccer in my running shoes.
What is playing? (RUNNING is NOT acting as a gerund; it is acting as a participle because it describes the kind of shoes)
Identify the infinitives. We are going to the store to buy some ice cream to take to my mom's house.
to buy AND to take
Identify the participle phrase: Talking in a loud voice, the teacher gave instruction to the class.
talking in a loud voice
Tell HOW the gerund is used:
The baby's crying woke up my dad.
subject (baby's is NOT the subject; it is an adjective describing the crying)
Find the TWO verbals and identify them: Mark's greatest wish was to play tuba while singing.
to play (infinitive) and singing (gerund)
Identify the gerund phrase/s in the following sentence: Climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean are two of my favorite hobbies.
What is climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean?
Identify the infinitives: He is going to speak to my class today to tell us about his trip to Rome
To speak AND to tell
Identify the TWO participles in the following sentence: I am reading a book with the class about fallen angels.
reading AND fallen
Tell HOW the gerund is used:
Colby's greatest achievement was earning a spot on the basketball team.
predicate nominative
Find the verbal and identify the type: Running water looks pretty in a fountain.
running (participle)