Verbals Review

Multiple Choice

Identify the participle or participial phrase in this sentence?

The girl wearing the purple dress is the president of the class.

• wearing

• wearing the purple dress

• president

• president of the class

Multiple Choice

Identify the participle or participial phrase in this sentence?

In the cold water, the frightened man grabbed the red buoy.

• in the cold water

• frightened

• grabbed

• buoy

Multiple Choice

Identify the participle or participial phrase in this sentence?

The rising sun appeared on time.

• rising

• sun

• appeared

• on time

Multiple Choice

Identify the participle or participial phrase in this sentence?

The girl appearing in the movie is a friend of mine.

• the girl appearing

• girl appearing in the movie

• appearing in the movie

• is a friend of mine

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund or gerund phrase.

He loves flying a kite on a windy day.

• loves flying

• flying a kite

• kite on a windy day

• windy day

Multiple Choice

Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase.

(S-beginning, DO-after an action verb, PN-after a linking verb, OP-after a preposition)

He loves flying a kite on a windy day.

• subject

• direct object

• predicate nominative

• object of a preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund or gerund phrase.

Listening to Bollywood music was a favorite past time for Rajesh.

• Listening

• Listening to Bollywood music

• favorite past time

• Rajesh

Multiple Choice

Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase.

(S-beginning, DO-after an action verb, PN-after a linking verb, OP-after a preposition)

Listening to Bollywood music was a favorite past time for Rajesh.

• subject

• direct object

• predicate nominative

• object of a preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund or gerund phrase.

The most challenging part of the workout has been running uphill.

• challenging

• challenging part

• running

• running uphil

Multiple Choice

Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase.

(S-beginning, DO-after an action verb, PN-after a linking verb, OP-after a preposition)

The most challenging part of the workout has been running uphill.

• subject

• direct object

• predicate nominative

• object of a preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund or gerund phrase.

My doctor wrote me a note to excuse me from playing volleyball for a week.

• wrote

• to excuse

• from playing volleyball

• playing volleyball for a week

Multiple Choice

Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase.

(S-beginning, DO-after an action verb, PN-after a linking verb, OP-after a preposition)

TMy doctor wrote me a note to excuse me from playing volleyball for a week.

• subject

• direct object

• predicate nominative

• object of a preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase.

Shelby wants to invite LaShonda to the party.

• wants

• to invite

• LaShonda

• to the party

Multiple Choice

Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase.

Do you need someone to move the benches?

• you

• need

• someone

• to move

Multiple Choice

Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase.

To eat ice cream in the summer is my favorite hobby.

• to eat ice cream

• in the summer

• the summer is

• my favorite hobby

Multiple Choice

Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase.

Walter knows the best method to roast a turkey.

• Walter knows

• the best method

• method to roast a turkey

• to roast a turkey