Verbals Review ~ Infinitives and Gerunds

Verbals Review ~ Infinitives and Gerunds

Gerunds always work as nouns.

Nouns have the following jobs: subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, predicate noun, appositive

Multiple Choice

Gerunds always function as ______.

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives

• adverbs

An infinitive is the word to plus a verb. An infinitive phrase is the infinitive plus other modifiers.

to work= infinitive

to work at the farm = infinitive phrase

Infinitive phrases always start with the word to.

Always!

Multiple Choice

Rufus wants to play in the mud. The underlined part of this sentence is _______.

• an infinitive

• an infinitive phrase

Multiple Choice

My class wants to read the new novel. The underlined part of this sentence is _____.

• an infinitive

• an infinitive phrase

Multiple Choice

She went to the park to allow her dog to run. Which of the following is/are the infinitive(s) in this sentence?

• to the park

• to allow

• to allow her dog,

  to run

• to allow, to run

Infinitives can work as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.

Gerunds are always nouns.

Multiple Select

Check all that apply. Infinitives can function as _____.

• nouns

• adjectives

• adverbs

• verbs

Be careful. Prepositional phrases can also start with the word to.

• You will know the difference because a prepositional phrase will not have a verb with it.

• to the store - prepositional phrase to buy the chips - infinitive phrase

Multiple Choice

To the average person, he may not seem very special. The underlined portion is _____.

• prepositional phrase

• infinitive phrase

• gerund phrase

Multiple Choice

I tried to understand the math lesson, but I struggled. The underlined part of this sentence is ____.

• prepositional phrase

• infinitive phrase

Multiple Choice

Choose the infinitive phrase in this sentence. I tried to answer all of the questions on the test.

• I tired

• to answer

• to answer all of the questions on the test

Remember, prepositional phrases can be a part of infinitive phrases.

She tried to talk to her mom about the problem.

to talk = infinitive

to talk to her mom about the problem = infinitive phrase

Multiple Choice

I am going to run to the library. Which is the infinitive phrase?

• to run

• to run to the library

• to the library