Verbal Review Assessment

How do you identify an infinitive?

• It's an article

• "to" and a verb

• noun with ing at the end

• "to" and a noun phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What part of speech is a gerund?

• adjective
• noun
• preposition
• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

A verbal is a group of words that..

• functions as an independent or dependent clause in a sentence
• contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone
• always functions as a noun in a sentence and is a fragment
• contains a verb but functions as a different part of speech

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

_{Find the infinitive in each sentence.
To conquer Mt. Everest is my goal.} 

• To conquer
• Mt. Everest
• is my goal. 

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CCSS.L.8.1A

_{Find the infinitive in each sentence.
Being stranded in the blizzard, all Kira wanted was to survive.} 

• Being stranded
•  in the blizzard,
• all Kira wanted was
• to survive.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the gerund in the following sentence?

Helen always enjoyed sketching the sunset in the evenings.

• Helen

• enjoyed

• sketching

• the sunset.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the function of the gerund: 
My uncles loves taking all of the cousins out on his boat during the summer.

• Direct Object
• Indirect Object
• Subject
• Object of the Preposition

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the function of the gerund:

Playing with your hair when you're bored is a hard habit to break.

• Subject

• Direct Object

• Object of a Preposition

• Predicate Noun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the function of the gerund: 
Josie’s father grounded her for failing all of her assignments this week.

• Direct Object
• Indirect Object
• Subject Complement
• Object of the Preposition

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the function of the gerund:

Few things are better for relaxing than an interesting hobby.

_{remember-- look IN FRONT of the gerund to tell the part of speech.}

• subject

• direct object

• object of the preposition

• predicate noun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A