Verbals: Gerunds and Participles

​Verbals:

Gerunds and Participles

Verbs show action or state of being. Sometimes forms of verbs are used in another way called verbals. A verbal is a word that is formed from a verb but is used as a noun or adjective. ​

• a noun that looks like a verb​

• ends in -ing

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​EXAMPLES:

• Reading is my favorite subject.

• I enjoy playing outside.

• Shopping at Christmas is fun. ​

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​Gerund

• an adjective that looks like a verb​

• ends in -ing, -ed, -en, -n, or -t

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​EXAMPLES:

• The blinding storm kept the climbers indoors for many days.

• Chilled and exhausted, most of the climbers returned home after an hour on the mountain.

• His forgotten pick lay on the table. ​

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​Participle​

Multiple Choice

Which word is a gerund?

Bowling is a very old sport.

• Bowling

• is

• very

• old

• sport

Multiple Choice

Which word is a gerund?

Sketching is fun for me.

• Sketching

• is

• fun

• for

• me

Multiple Choice

Which word is a gerund?

Maya exercises every day by swimming.

• Maya

• exercises

• every

• day

• swimming

Multiple Choice

Which word is a gerund?

Her other leisure activity is painting.

• other

• leisure

• activity

• is

• painting

Multiple Choice

Which word is a gerund?

Traveling comes second or third on my list of favorites.

• Traveling

• comes

• second

• third

• favorites

Multiple Choice

Which word is a participle?

Gardening gloves protect the hands of those who do yard work.

• Gardening

• gloves

• protect

• do

• yard

Multiple Choice

Which word is a participle?

A challenging mountain offers excitement to a climber.

• challenging

• mountain

• offers

• excitement

• yar

Multiple Choice

Which word is a participle?

Experienced climbers look for new mountains to climb.

• Experienced

• climbers

• look

• new

• mountains

Multiple Choice

Which word is a participle?

Climbers also use ropes, axes, and specialized tools.

• Climbers

• also

• use

• specialized

• tools

Multiple Choice

Which word is a participle?

Good climbers, tiring, will rest where they can.

• Good

• climbers

• tiring

• rest

• can

Multiple Choice

Which word is a participle?

Those resting will check their equipment and their route.

• Those

• resting

• check

• their

• equipment