"Knock-Knock." "Who's There?" "VERBALS."
Identify any verbals, verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I have an entertaining teacher."
"entertaining" is a participle.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "While crossing the street, everyone should stop texting on their phones."
"Crossing" is a gerund, and "crossing the street" is a gerund phrase. "Texting" is a gerund, and "texting on their phones" is a gerund phrase.
***TRIPLE THREAT***
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The officer returned to help the couple."
"To help" is an infinitive
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
"A police station gets robbed."
Situational Irony
(We wouldn't expect a police station to get robbed. They investigate roberries!)
His speech inspired the others to be proud and take control of their own lives as animals
Who is Old Major
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The mangled pair of sunglasses, bruised face, busted arm, and bleeding knees meant Donna fell again from her mountain bike."
"Mangled" "bruised" , "busted", and "bleeding" are all participles.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "The Eikenhorst Family offered to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week."
"To watch" is an infinitive, and "to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week" is an infinitive phrase.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier than what we're trying to do. "
"Finding" is a gerund. "Finding needle in a haystack" is the gerund phrase.
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
"Your partner for prom shows up in ripped jeans and t-shirt. With a smirk, you say, "Oh, I see you're dressed up for the occasion."
Verbal Irony
He is the hardest working animal on the farm and although is a little slow at spelling. He is who carried the work at the windmill.
Who is Boxer.
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence:
"Thanksgiving is a great time to give thanks."
"Thanksgiving" is a gerund. "To give" is an infinitive
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Annoyed by the noise, the teacher spoke sharply to the class."
"Annoyed" is a participle, and "annoyed by the noise" is a participial phrase.
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
a veterinarian who is afraid of dogs
Situational Irony
He represents propaganda, ad he is always advocating and 'glazing' for Napoleon.
Squealer
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Not every missed question on the test is analyzed."
"Missed" is a participle.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence:
"I can't help watching my favorite series."
"watching" is a gerund, and
***DAILY DOUBLE****
Tommy went to the mall and met his emerging opponent on Call of Duty.
What is the verbal in the sentence above?
emerging is a participle
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
Juan recently accepted a job offer from Iron E, a large technology company. Today is his first day of work. He puts on his best suit, shines his shoes, and grabs his keys. As he walks toward his car, he sees that all four tires are flat. “Oh, great,” he groans. “This is just what I need!”
Verbal Irony
****DAILY DOUBLE****
Who does Snowball represent as far as the Russian Revolution?
Leon Trotsky
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "I need a volunteer to take notes for the student who is absent."
"To take" is an infinitive, and "to take notes for the student who is absent" is an infinitive phrase.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Molly's favorite thing she's done in P.E. is square-dancing."
"Square-dancing" is a gerund.
Identify any verbals and verbal phrases in the following sentence: "Reading books about birds has always been a passion of Mr. Beard."
"Reading" is a gerund, and "Reading books about spooks" is a gerund phrase.
Identify the type of irony used in the statement below:
Timothy cheats on his history test. His parents are proud of his vastly improved grade.
Dramatic Irony
He is the owner of Pinchfield Farm
WHo is Mr. Frederick