Participles and Infinitives

What is the formula to identify infinitives in a sentence?

• To + a verb

• To + a noun

• To + an adjective

• To + an adverb

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

What are the two ways a participle can end?

• -ly

• -ing

• -ed

• -ness

What is the participle in the following sentence?
Shivering, the couple ran out of the rain and into the house.

• shivering
• couple
• into
• house

Identify the participle(s).
Mandy marveled at the yard covered in a thin layer of sparkling dew.

• marveled
• covered
• sparkling
• covered, sparkling

Identify the participle(s).
Marsha smiled sadly at the wilting flower.

• smiled
• wilting
• smiled, wilting

Identify the participle(s).
Defying gravity, the magician surprised the audience by levitating above the ground.

• Defying
• surprised
• levitating
• defying, levitating

Identify the participial phrase.
Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots.

• Preparing for the weather
• grabbed her raincoat
• grabbed her raincoat and rain boots

Find the participle:

The ship sailed within striking distance.

• sailed

• ship

• striking

• distance

Find the participle:

The children took off their snowy jackets and crowded by the warming fire.

• warming

• crowded

• took

• snowy

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