Verbals Quiz

Identify the gerund in the sentence. If there is no gerund, select "none of the above." Rising with the sun does not appeal to the young man.

• Rising

• sun

• appeal

• none of the above

Identify the gerund in the sentence. If there is no gerund, select "none of the above." A shark ate my surfing instructor.

• shark

• surfing

• instructor

• none of the above

Identify the gerund in the sentence. If there is no gerund, select "none of the above." After hiking all day, we set up camp near a beautiful lake.

• hiking

• day

• camp

• none of the above

Identify the gerund in the sentence. If there is no gerund, select "none of the above." Annabelle was drinking apple juice last night.

• Annabelle

• drinking

• juice

• none of the above

Is the underlined word a Gerund or participle: Trespassing is forbidden.

• gerund

• participle

Is the underlined word a Gerund or Participle: A little woman, trembling with fright, ran up the steps.

• gerund

• participle

Is the underlined word a gerund or participle: Training dogs is a highly skilled profession.

• gerund

• participle

Is the underlined word a gerund or participle: Engrossed in his book, he did not notice the intruders.

• gerund

• participle

True/False - The words that are capitalized make a participle: The screens PLACED IMPROPERLY IN THE WINDOWS will cost a lot of money to repair.

• True

• False

True/False - The words that are capitalized make a participle: The birds SOARING ABOVE US were making a lot of noise.

• True

• False