Verbals Warm Up

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Ethan narrowly avoided driving off the cliff.

• narrowly
• driving
• Ethan
• cliff

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.

• washing
• piling
• malfunction
• cause

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the infinitive. - My cat is going to sleep all day.

• is going
• My cat
• to sleep
• to sleep all day

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Identify the infinitive phrase. - It's so lovely to go outside!

• to go
• to go outside
• so lovely
• no infinitive phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Jill's car, damaged by the wreck, was towed to a gas station. What is the participle?

• wreck
• car
• Jill's
• damaged

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

The flying insect was a nuisance.
What is the participle?

• insect
• flying
• nuisance
• the

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the RED phrase?
Singing her heart out, the toddler knew all the words to Fancy.  

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive
• prepositional

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the RED phrase?
I want to know all there is to know about John Snow.

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive
• prepositional phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the RED phrase?
Flying in a plane is my favorite way to travel.

• participle
• gerund
• infintive
• prepositional phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the RED phrase?
She was going to the store after the PTA meeting.

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive
• prepositional phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B