Verbals

What is the best definition of an infinitive?

• A verb phrase with an -ing word

• A verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun

• A combination of helping verbs and other words

• The word "to" plus a verb

What is the best definition of a gerund?

• A verb phrase with an -ing word

• A verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun

• A combination of helping verbs and other words

• The word "to" plus a verb

What is the gerund in the following sentence?

Running for political office would be kind of exciting.

• running

• exciting

• office

What is the gerund in the following sentence?

During the concert, the crowd was said to like my singing.

• during

• to like

• singing

What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?

Designing buses and cars is one thing you could be doing if you were to become a product engineer.

• designing buses and cars

• one thing you could be doing

• to become a product engineer

What is the infinitive in the following sentence?

To win, you must be playing aggressively.

• To win

• be playing

• playing aggressively

What is the infinitive phrase in the following sentence?

I had hoped I could come over to your house, but I had a long list of things to finish before dinner.

• had hoped I could come

• over to your house

• long list of things

• to finish before dinner

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.

• washing
• piling
• malfunction
• cause

What is a participle?

• verb pretending to be a noun

• verb pretending to be an adjective

• noun pretending to be a noun

• adjective pretending to be a verb

Find the participle: The ship sailed within striking distance.

• sailed

• ship

• striking

• distance