10 questions
To sleep is all I want to do over Spring Break.
The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?
Participle
Infinitve
Gerund
Scampering down the street, the cat ran from the large dog chasing it.
What type of verbal phrase is this?
Participial phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
While eating dinner, our running toilet decided to overflow, causing a great mess in the hall.
The underlined word is what type of verbal?
Participle
Infinitive
Gerund
Is the underlined word in the sentence a verb?
The teacher is asking the students to sit down quietly.
Yes
No
Their main goal is to eat as much food as possible.
The underlined phrase is what type of verbal phrase?
Participle phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Swimming is a sport that is enjoyed more in the spring and summer.
The underlined word is what type of verbal?
Participle
Infinitive
Gerund
Blanketed in snow, the mountains looked spectacular after the second round of winter snow fell.
What type of verbal phrase is underlined above?
Participial phrase
Infinitive phrase
Gerund phrase
Participles can end in -ing, -ed, or ....
-es
-en
-eg
Gerunds always act like what part of speech?
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
She went to sleep clutching a bear in her arms.
What 2 verbals are used in the above sentence?
to sleep = gerund; clutching = participle
to sleep = infinitive; clutching = gerund
to sleep = infinitive; clutching = participle