Verbals Quiz (Identifying them)

Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive?

• Mark got free tickets to the concert from a radio station in town.

• Luis wanted to fly to his grandmother's house by himself this year.

• Joy gave her favorite book to her mother so that she could read it.

• Katie cleaned out her closet and gave some clothes to a local charity.

Which of the following sentences contains an infinitive ?

• After a bad lab grade, Chloe studied extra hard to ace her science test.

• Before her state track meet, Gloria jogged to the track and looked around.

• Hannah got lost on the way to her guitar lesson when she took a wrong turn.

• Ben promised his little brother that they would go to the circus one day.

Paloma learned to listen to the sounds her dog made so that she would know what her dog wanted.

What is the infinitive in the sentence above?

• to the sounds

• know what

• to listen

• what her dog

Jerome and Frankie did their best to keep up with the rest of the team. They had just moved to the school, and they didn't know anyone. Luckily, because they were twins, they had each other for support. The other basketball players on the team were very cold to them. They were unimpressed with Frankie and Jerome, who were small and unassuming. When practice started though, the team members found they had trouble keeping up with the twins. The twins dashed across the court. Their passes were crisp, and their shots were solid. The twins were destined to be the newest starters. Everyone else would have to work harder to keep his spot.

Which sentence from the passage uses an infinitive?

• The twins were destined to be the newest starters.

• Their passes were crisp, and their shots were solid.

• When practice started though, the team members found they had trouble keeping up with the twins.

• They were unimpressed with Frankie and Jerome, who were small and unassuming.

What is the past participle of the word endorse?

• endorse

• endorses

• endorsing

• endorsed

Brandon watched anxiously as his homemade volcano erupted because redoing the project was out of the question.

What is the gerund phrase in the sentence?

• as his homemade volcano erupted

• Brandon watched anxiously

• out of the question

• redoing the project

Megan's art portfolio, showing her best paintings, was on

display at the fair.

What is the participial phrase in the sentence?

• on display

• showing her best paintings

• at the fair

• Megan's art portfolio

The class elections, held in the spring, ignited a huge debate among the eighth graders.

What does the participial phrase describe?

• ignited

• class elections

• debate

• eighth graders

Building model airplanes requires a lot of patience and time.

What is the gerund phrase in the sentence?

• and time

• Building model airplanes

• requires a lot

• of patience

What is the present participle of the word refresh?

• refresh

• refreshes

• refreshed

• refreshing