Verbals

To sleep is all I want to do over Spring Break.

The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?

• Participle

• Infinitve

• Gerund

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

While eating dinner, our running toilet decided to overflow, causing a great mess in the hall.

The underlined word is what type of verbal?

• Participle

• Infinitive

• Gerund

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Is the underlined word in the sentence a verb?

The teacher is asking the students to sit down quietly.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Swimming is a sport that is enjoyed more in the spring and summer.

The underlined word is what type of verbal?

• Participle

• Infinitive

• Gerund

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Gerunds always act like what part of speech?

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

She went to sleep clutching a bear in her arms.

What 2 verbals are used in the above sentence?

• to sleep = gerund; clutching = participle

• to sleep = infinitive; clutching = gerund

• to sleep = infinitive; clutching = participle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Jogging is her favorite activity.

• Gerund
• Participle
• Infinitive

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

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

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

The passing bus accelerated down the street.

• Gerund
• Participle
• Infinitive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is a Gerund?

• A verb form serving as a noun or as a modifier and at the same time taking objects and adverbial modifiers.
• A form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun, noun phrase, verb, or verb phrase, and then plays a role similar to an adjective or adverb.
• A noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A