Verbs part two

2.Swimming in your pool is always fun.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

4.To be truly successful is to be true to yourself and to the highest principles of honor

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

5.I am expected to do the dishes at his house every night.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

A gerund phrase...

• Always contains to+verb

• Always begins with an -ing verb

• Always contains a past tense verb

• Can always be deleted from the sentence

An infinitive phrase...

• Always contains to+verb

• Always begins with an -ing verb

• Always contains a past tense verb

• Can always be deleted from the sentence

A participial phrase...

• Always contains to+verb

• Always begins with an -ing verb

• Always contains a past tense verb

• Can always be deleted from the sentence

Select all of the statements that are true about gerund phrases:

• They will have commas

• They function like a noun in the sentence

• You can replace the phrase with "this activity" to test if you are correct

Participial verbal phrases are verb forms that act like ______.

• nouns
• adjectives

An infinitive verbal phrase can act like a _____, ______, or ______. 

• a noun, an adjective, or  an adverb
• a noun, a conjunction, or a preposition

What type of verbal phrase is green?

Smiling is my favorite!

• participial
• gerund
• infinitive
• marsupial