| Verbals |
| #1 |
What is a verbal? |
A word that is formed from a verb. |
| #2 |
What can a verbal act as? |
nouns, an adjective, or an adverb |
| #3 |
What are the three kind of verbals? |
gerunds, infinitives, and participles |
| #4 |
While verbals are forms of verbs, they are action associated with the subject. In other words, they are verbs. True of False |
False/ not associated, and they are not verbs |
| #5 |
A verbal functions as another part of speech. True or False |
True |
| Participles and Participial Phrases |
| #1 |
A participle is a verb form that acts as an _________. |
adjective |
| #2 |
There are two kinds of participles, what are they? |
present and past participle |
| #3 |
T or F? a participle modifies a noun and verb |
False- noun and a pronoun |
| #4 |
The deserted building was old and decrepit. Identify the participle. |
deserted |
| #5 |
Frightened by the sight, they froze. Identify the participial phrase. |
(Frightened by the sight) |
| Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases |
| #1 |
An infinitive is a verb form that begins with ___ |
to |
| #2 |
Alex used the scissors to cut the ribbon. Identify the infinitive phrase |
(to cut the ribbon) |
| #3 |
I took time to read an old book. |
identify the infinitive phrase, and modify what it acts as. |
| #4 |
What can an infinitive or infinitive phrase act as? |
noun, adjective, or an adverb |
| #5 |
Even some scientists believed( Mars to be inhabited) |
Identify the parenthesis as a noun, adjective, or an adverb |
| Identifying |
| #1 |
To believe in life in Mars was common. Identify the verbal as a participle, gerund, or infinitive and identify what it's acting as? |
Infinitive/noun |
| #2 |
Who is jumping, can it be the scampering rodents? Identify the verbal as a participle, gerund, or infinitive |
participle/ adjective |
| #3 |
The exhausted campers found a crumbling schoolhouse.Identify the verbal as a participle, gerund, or infinitive . |
participle |
| #4 |
Writing a novel, must take a long time. Identify the verbal as a participle, gerund, or infinitive, and identify what it acts as. |
gerund phrase/ noun |
| #5 |
Hiking can be dangerous. Identify the verbal as a participle, gerund, or infinitive |
gerund |
| Gerund and Gerund Phrases |
| #1 |
The author is famous for creating the novel, Tom Sawyer. Identify the gerund or the gerund phrase? |
(creating the novel, Tom Sawyer.) |
| #2 |
I like watching scary movies. What is the gerund phrase? |
watching scary movies |
| #3 |
Calling her sister a loser was a mistake. What is 'calling her sister' * subject, do,op, etc |
subject |
| #4 |
He is responsible for calling her a loser. Identify the Gerund, and what is the Object of the preposition? |
calling her a loser |
| #5 |
I like riding dirt bikes. What is the gerund phrase, and what is it acting as? |
riding dirt bikes/ direct object |
