Verbals Review

Choose the correct term to match the following definition:

A verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun.

• participle

• gerund

• infinitive

Choose the correct term to match the following definition:

A verbal that ends in -ing, -ed, -d, -t, etc... and functions as an adjective or adverb.

• gerund

• participle

• infinitive

Choose the correct term to match the following definition:

A verbal that uses "to plus a verb" and functions as a noun, adjective or adverb.

• gerund

• participle

• infinitive

A gerund can function as what part of speech? Choose all that are correct.

• adjective

• noun

• preposition

• verb

Identify the gerund(s).

Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.

• bubbles

• activity

• blowing

• children

Identify the gerund(s).



Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.

• cool

• hot

• day

• eating

Identify the gerund(s).

Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.

• washing

• piling

• malfunction

• cause

Identify the gerund(s).



I'm thinking of painting my house.

• I'm

• thinking

• painting

• house

Identify the gerund(s).

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

• going

• guard

• see

• changing

How is the underlined gerund functioning in the following sentence?

Reading is my favorite activity on weekends.

• noun

• adjective

• adverb