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Gerunds
Participles
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100
Identify the gerund. Running is my favorite form of exercise.
Running
100
Identify the participle. The screaming children aggravated other customers in the store.
Screaming
100
Identify the infinitive. To sleep is Emerson's favorite activity during the day.
To sleep
100
What is a verbal?
A word that looks like a verb but acts as a different part of speech.
100

Is this a prepositional phrase or an infinitive? Students were required to take the MAP tests.

to take = infinitive

200
Identify the gerund. We complete our reading in class.
Reading
200
Identify the participle. She rocked the fussing baby until he fell asleep.
Fussing
200
Identify the infinitive. No matter how lost he gets, my dad refuses to ask for directions.
To ask
200

What is an infinitive? 

To + A Verb (Action)
200

Identify the gerund in this sentence: Walking her dog, Tiffany found that exercising was enjoyable.

exercising

300
Identify the gerund. George has liked singing since he was in the third grade.
Singing
300
Identify the participle. The flying foxes were hunting insects.
Flying
300
Identify the infinitive. I usually bring a book to read on long car rides.
To read
300

What is a gerund end with, and what does it act like? 

-ing & it acts like a noun

300

Fill in the blank with your own Gerund Phrase.  ___________ makes me nervous. 

Answering questions in class makes me nervous. Running the mile makes me nervous. 

400

Identify the gerund. The sisters spent all night arguing , chatting, thinking about future entering the University 

Entering 

400

Identify the participle: Carried by the wind, the rose landed at my feet.

Carried

400

Identify the infinitive. She traveled to Egypt to be able to see the pyramids.

To be able / to see

400

What does a participle act like, and what endings can they have? 

They act like adjectives & end in ing, ed, or en. 

400

Identify the verbal phrase, and what type it is: Baking pumpkin pie is our family tradition.

Baking pumpkin pie - gerund phrase

500
Identify the gerund. We were thinking about playing checkers.
Playing
500

Identify the participial phrase: The woman wearing the red jacket is waiting to see the manager.

wearing the red jacket

500

Identify the infinitive phrase: If I go to the game, I plan to ride with you.

to ride with you

500

What parts of speech can an infinitive act like? 

Adjective, Adverb, Noun

500

Identify the 3 verbals and their types. The fire-breathing dragon destroyed the city in an attempt to scare away the daring hunters.

Fire-breathing is a participle. To scare is an infinitive. Daring is a participle.