Verbal Phrase

Verbal Phrases

By Evan Ng

Gerund Phrases vs. Gerunds

• Eating keeps you healthy. - gerund

• Eating an apple a day keeps you healthy - gerund phrase

• I love studying. - gerund

• I love studying my science notes! - gerund phrase

Multiple Choice

Francisco enjoys ________ more than spending time with his girlfriend Diana.

• to swim 
• swimming
• swim

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund.

Halim was punished for cheating.

• Halim

• was

• punished

• cheating

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund

Many of the laughing students love singing.

• Many

• laughing

• love

• singing

Multiple Select

Identify the gerunds (check three):

Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.

• acting

• keeping

• coughing

• art

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund phrase.

We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.

• going to see

• going to see the changing of the guard

• the changing of the guard

• changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund phrase.

The frowning artist was thinking of painting my house.

• frowning artist

• was thinking

• artist was thinking of painting

• painting my house

Multiple Choice

What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

To give to others is so important.

• to give to others

• to others

• is so important

• so important

Multiple Choice

What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

My entire life I have always wanted to be a teacher.

• my entire life

• I have

• always wanted

• to be a teacher

Multiple Choice

What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

Eating a balanced diet allows a person to keep healthy.

• eating a balanced diet

• balanced

• allows a person

• to keep healthy

Multiple Choice

The way to please your parents is by obeying at all times.

• the way to please

• to please your parents

• by obeying

• at all times

Multiple Choice

What is the infinitive/infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

After Bobby fell to the ground, he needed to go to the hospital.

• Bobby fell

• to the ground

• to go

• to the hospital

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an infinitive?

• to visualize

• to understand

• to wonder

• to Austin

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an infinitive phrase?

• to sing in the choir

• to new heights

• to a better future

• to the movies

Multiple Choice

Add an infinitive phrase to the following sentence:

April bought eighty lottery tickets __________________.

• with the hopes of winning.

• at the local convenience store.

• and gave them to her grandmother.

• to increase her chances of winning.

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?

To smile at others brings joy to yourself.

• subject

• direct object

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?

The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars.

• subject

• direct object

• adjective

• adverb