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Gerunds
Infinitives
Participles
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Examples
100
A gerund always has this ending
What is -ing?
100
The two words that make up an infinitive are these.
What is to + a base form of a verb?
100
participles are used as this part of speech.
What is adjectives?
100

The definition of a verbal is this

What is a word formed from a verb that imitates another part of speech?

100

Pick out the gerund in the following sentence: Sailing is John's favorite activity.

What is sailing?

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

Participles always function as these.

What is adjectives?

200
Name the three types of verbals.
What is gerund, participle, and infinitive?
200
Find and identify the verbal: Miss Albiston hates eating lima beans!
What is eating / gerund?
300
Identify the gerund/s in the following sentence: John likes fencing and jogging.
What is fencing and jogging?
300
Identify the infinitive and the part of speech. To dance on stage has always been his dream.
What is to dance / noun?
300

Participles will have one of these endings.

What is -ed, -ing, and -en?

300

These two verbals can both end in -ing.

What is a gerund and a participle?

300

Find the verbals and identify them: To sleep late on Friday was Sarah's goal, but her annoying brother woke her up early.

What is to sleep (infinitive) and annoying (participle)?

400
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: I like playing soccer in my running shoes.
What is playing?
400
Identify the infinitive and label the part of speech: The team played the game to win the tournament.
What is to win / adverb?
400

Identify the participle in the following sentence: The photographer snapped a picture of the smiling faces.

What is smiling?

400

Write a sentence that uses gaming as a participle.

What is . . . 

400

Find the verbals and identify: Singing is fun, especially if you like to perform.

What is singing (gerund) and to perform (infinitive)?

500
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?
500

Identify the infinitive and the part of speech: The archaeologist was the first to see the ancient footprint.

What is to see / adjective?

500

Identify the participle/s in the following sentence: The car had a dented fender.

What is dented?

500

Write a sentence using the infinitive of the verb climb. Identify what part of speech it is used as.

What is . . . 

500

Find the gerund and identify: Camping in Yosemite is something everyone should do.

What is camping?