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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the best definition of an infinitive?
A verb phrase with an -ing word
A verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun
A combination of helping verbs and other words
The word "to" plus a verb
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the best definition of a gerund?
A verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun
The word "to" plus a verb
A verb phrase with an -ing word
A combination of helping verbs and other words
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the gerund in the following sentence?
Running for political office would be kind of exciting.
running
office
exciting
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?
Designing buses and cars is one thing you could be doing if you were to become a product engineer.
designing buses and cars
to become a product engineer
one thing you could be doing
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the infinitive phrase in the following sentence?
I had hoped I could come over to your house, but I had a long list of things to finish before dinner.
had hoped I could come
long list of things
over to your house
to finish before dinner
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the infinitive in the following sentence?
To win, you must be playing aggressively.
To win
playing aggressively
be playing
- 7. Multiple Choice
I'll show you animals ________ by my brother.
drawing
drawn
having drawn
being drawn
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Flash used his speed to catch the bank robber.
What type of verbal are the underlined words above?
participle
gerund
infinitive
not a verbal
- 9. Multiple Choice
Participles always act like what part of speech?
Nouns
Adjectives
Infinitives
Adverbs
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the participle in the sentence below?
The burning log fell off the fire.
fell
log
off
burning
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the participle phrase in the sentence below?
Peering over the top of his glasses, her tutor shook his head.
shook his head.
over the top
Peering over the top of his glasses
her tutor shook his head.
- 12. Multiple Choice
It is political jargon for liberal, progressive viewpoint.
SCOTUS
Left wing
Right wing
POTUS
- 13. Multiple Choice
It is a political jargon meaning a conservative viewpoint.
Right-wing
Getting on a soapbox
Center wing
Left-wing
- 14. Multiple Choice
A police jargon that means officer needs help immediately.
Code Eleven
10-4
Code Eight
FTP
- 15. Multiple Choice
A business jargon means getting a stake in the business instead of pay.
Bang for the buck
Due Diligence
The 9-to-5
Sweat Equity
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