Participles
The past and present participles of the word: fold (label which tense is which).
What is folding (present) and folded (past)?
The ending of all gerunds
What is -ing?
The infinitive form of the verb: bloom
What is to bloom?
What number of noun is an appositive for it to be in the sentence.
What is second?
The kind of verbal bolded in this sentence:
The test tubes were exploding in the laboratory.
What is a verb phrase?
The participle of this sentence:
The power went out, so we lit the house with flickering candles and flashlights.
What is flickering?
Write just the gerund from this sentence:
The DJ's set helped the crowd enjoy some dancing during the party.
What is dancing?
The infinitive from this sentence:
Going to the lake to learn how to swim is a fun summer activity.
What is to swim?
Write just the appositive of this sentence:
Your first class of the day, Science, was the most successful.
What is science?
The kind of verbal bolded in this sentence:
Reading many books is the best way to improve your vocabulary.
What is a gerund?
Write the sentence and underline the participle phrase:
The king announced the carefully chosen winner to the crowd.
What is:
The king announced the carefully chosen winner to the crowd.
What is the gerund in this sentence:
Teaching a child how to walk is an important step parents are taking.
What is teaching?
Write out the sentence and underline just the infinitive:
I forgot to wash my socks this weekend.
What is:
I forgot to wash my socks this weekend.
The appositive in this sentence:
James King, the famous reporter, had to go into witness protection.
What is reporter?
The kind of verbal bolded in this sentence:
It's hard to work two shifts in a row.
Write the sentence, underline the participle, and indicate if the participle is in the past or present tense (do not shorten that word):
Molly discovered a recently cancelled show.
What is:
Molly discovered a recently cancelled show. (Past)?
Write the sentence and underline the gerund phrase:
Laila loved watching cartoons with her friends.
What is:
Laila loved watching cartoons with her friends.
Write the sentence, underline the infinitive, and write if it is acting as an adjective, adverb, or noun:
To accomplish her dream was Marcy's ultimate goal.
What is:
To accomplish her dream was Marcy's ultimate goal. Noun?
Write this sentence and underline the appositive:
Jim, the protagonist of Treasure Island, might go on to become a pirate.
What is:
Jim, the protagonist of Treasure Island, might go on to become a pirate.
The type of word bolded in this sentence:
The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, loved to throw parties.
What is an appositive?
Write the sentence, underline the participle phrase, and draw an arrow to the noun that it is modifying:
The slowly spinning carousel was still scary for the toddler.
What is:
The slowly spinning carousel was still scary for the toddler.
Copy the sentence and underline the whole gerund phrase:
Your best friend's wedding will involve taking a lot of photos.
What is:
Your best friend's wedding will involve taking a lot of photos.
? (Note how wedding is not a gerund)
Write the sentence, underline the infinitive phrase, and indicate if it is acting as an adjective, adverb, or noun:
The doctor's vow to do no harm is important to her job.
What is:
The doctor's vow to do no harm is important to her job. Adjective?
Write out the sentence and underline the appositive phrase:
The ancient warrior, Alexander the Great, wept when there were no more worlds to conquer.
What is:
The ancient warrior, Alexander the Great, wept when there were no more worlds to conquer.
The kind of verbal bolded in this sentence:
The broken clock was still right twice a day.
What is a participle?