Verbals Review #2

Identify how the gerund or gerund phrase is being used in the sentence.

Watching birds with binoculars is a popular past time in some parts of the country.

• predicate nominative

• subject

• indirect object

• direct object

Identify how the gerund or gerund phrase is being used in the sentence. Kayleen enjoys learning all she can about ancient Greece.

• predicate nominative

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

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

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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

• gerund

• participle

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

True/False - The words that are underlined make a participle:

The director speaking to the cast is my mother.

• True

• False

What is the infinitive?: Ian is learning how to ride a unicycle.

• Ian

• learning

• ride

• to ride

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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

What are the three verbal forms?

• Gerund, Independent, and Participle

• Noun, Verb, and Adjective

• Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles

• Participles and Infinitives

A participle is a verb used as a(n) ______.

• Verb

• Gerund

• Adjective

• Noun

What is the function of the gerund in the sentence?

The librarian began cataloging the newest books.

• Subject

• Direct Object

• Subject Complement

• Object of the Preposition