Verbal Quiz

Is this a Gerund or a Participle: The singing girl is getting on my nerves.

• Gerund

• Partiple

A participle ends in:

• only -ing

• only -ed

• -ing, -ed, -nt, etc.

• -nt and -ing

What does a gerund end with?

• only -ing or says to before

• just says to before

• only-ing

• only -ed

What does a gerund act as?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

What does a participle act as?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

What is making acting as in this sentence?

Joe was one of the only kids making the soup right at camp.

• Gerund

• Participle

What is thanking used as in this sentence?

Sally was thanking everyone who came to the party as they left.

• Gerund

• Participle

What part of speech is loving being used as?

She is a loving mother to her 3 children.

• Noun

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Verb

What part of speech is baking being used as?

My favorite hobby is baking.

• Conjection

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

What are particples?

• A adjective acting as a verb/adverb

• A noun acting as a adjective

• A verb acting as a noun

• A verb acting as a adjective/adverb