English Grade 9 - M6 L1

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

The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?

• Participle

• Infinitve

• Gerund

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

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

The underlined word is what type of verbal?

• Participle

• Infinitive

• Gerund

Superman flew back to Metropolis as fast as he could to save Lois Lane.
What type of verbal is in red in the sentence above?

• infinitve
• participle
• gerund
• not a verbal

Solving a crossword puzzle is a nice activity on a rainy day.

• Participle
• Gerund
• Infinitive
• None of the above

To + a verb that usually acts as a noun but can also act as an adjective or adverb is which type of verbal?

• participle

• gerund

• infinitive

What do you call a word formed from a verb that acts as a noun and always ends in -ing?

• gerund

• participle

• infinitive

What do you call a word formed from a verb hat acts as an adjective and can be past (-ed,-t, -en, etc.) or present (-ing)?

• infinitive

• participle

• gerund

Even though it looks like a verb, a participle functions to _______, like an adjective would do. 

• describe
• talk

Even though it looks like a verb, a gerund acts as a ______ in a sentence.

• thing
• adjective