5.04 Practice

A gernund is a form of a verb that acts as a ________.

• adjective

• verb

• adverb

• noun

When I am trying to save money, I hate buying clothes.

What is the gerund?

• trying

• to save

• buying

• hate

What is a verbal?

• Words in a sentence formed using verbs but do not function as verbs.

• An action word used to describe something.

• Words in a sentence formed using verbs that function as a verb.

• A word added to the beginning or end of a sentence.

Choose the correct gerund phrase below:

• I wish I had time to go to the park.

• Directing a play can be a hard job.

• Laughing at the car, Mark tripped.

• Mr. Williams arrived early to get a good seat.

Choose the infinitive from the choices below:

• to the store

• to Pizza Hut

• to run away

• to school

Are you planning to climb the mountain on Saturday?

What is the infinitive?

• planning to

• on Saturday

• to climb

• you planning

My uncle bought me a bike to ride.

What is the infinitive "to ride" acting as?

• noun

• adverb

• adjective

• verbal

The burnt toast popped out of the convention oven.

What is the participle?

• popped

• burnt

• convection

• out of

The white chef's hat, worn by Emile, belongs to his brother.

What is the participle?

• belongs to

• by

• worn

• to his

A participle ________________.

• always has "to" and then the verb.

• ONLY ends in -ing.

• ends in -ing AND

  -ed, -nt and other past tense verb endings.

• Describes the words around it in a new and different way.