Participles & Infinitives Practice

Front

What part of speech do participles function as?

Back

Adjectives

Front

Identify the participle in the sentence: 'Homesteaders needed fenced land to farm.'

Back

Fenced

Front

Participles and Infinitives are both verbals. What part of speech are they formed from?

Back

Verbs

Front

What is the infinitive in the sentence: 'The guests to the party were beginning to arrive.'

Back

To arrive

Front

What is the participle phrase in the sentence: 'Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.'

Back

Enjoying her victory

Front

Define a participle.

Back

A participle is a verb form that can function as an adjective.

Front

Define an infinitive.

Back

An infinitive is the base form of a verb, usually preceded by 'to'.

Front

What is the difference between a participle and an infinitive?

Back

A participle acts as an adjective, while an infinitive acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Front

Provide an example of a present participle.

Back

Running, swimming, jumping.

Front

Provide an example of a past participle.

Back

Baked, eaten, driven.