Verbals Quiz
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English
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5th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the underlined phrase in this sentence?
To survive in the wilderness was the camper's goal.
Gerund
Participle
Infinitive
Answer explanation
To + a verb = infinitive
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the underlined word in this sentence?
Wandering campers can get stranded if they are not careful.
gerund
participle
infinitive
Answer explanation
Wandering describes campers, which is a noun; therefore wandering is an adjective. Verbs that end in -ing and function as an adjective are participles.
Tags
TEKS.ELA.1.3C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the underlined phrase in this sentence?
To run from the bear was their only choice.
gerund
participle
infinitive
Answer explanation
to + verb = infinitive
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the underlined word in this sentence?
Screaming only made the bear chase after them more aggressively.
gerund
participle
infinitive
Answer explanation
screaming is a verb that ends in -ing, so it's either a gerund or a participle. Because it is functioning as a noun (as the subject of the sentence) it is a gerund.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the underlined word in this sentence?
There was broken glass all along the trail.
gerund
participle
infinitive
Answer explanation
Broken is in past tense. The word "to" is not in front of it; therefore, it is a participle.
Tags
TEKS.ELA.1.3C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the underlined word in this sentence?
Our campsite was a mess from the bear's rummaging.
gerund
participle
infinitive
Answer explanation
Rummaging ends in -ing, so it's either a gerund or a participle. It is a noun, specifically functioning as an object of a preposition; therefore, it is a gerund.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the underlined word in this sentence?
The thing that I missed the most was running water.
gerund
participle
infinitive
Answer explanation
Running ends in -ing. It describes a noun, so it is functioning as an adjective, which makes is a participle.
Tags
TEKS.ELA.1.3C
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