Verbals Test Review

What is a participle?

• a verb ending in -ing or -ed (or another past tense ending) that acts as an adjective
• a verb ending in -ing that acts a noun
• a verb paired with the word to that acts as an adjective, adverb, or noun
• the verb that shows the action of a sentence

What is a gerund?

• a verb ending in -ing or -ed (or another past tense ending) that acts as an adjective
• a verb ending in -ing that acts a noun
• a verb paired with the word to that acts as an adjective, adverb, or noun
• the verb that shows the action of a sentence

What is an infinitive?

• a verb ending in -ing or -ed (or another past tense ending) that acts as an adjective
• a verb ending in -ing that acts a noun
• a verb paired with the word to that acts as an adjective, adverb, or noun
• the verb that shows the action of a sentence

Identify the participle(s) in the following sentence. Choose all that apply. My mom cringes each time she hears the crashing cymbals and pounding drums coming from my room.

• cringes
• crashing
• pounding
• coming

Identify the participle(s) in the following sentence. Choose all that apply. Braking too late, Judy hit the stopped car in front of her.

• braking
• hit
• stopped
• front

Identify the participle(s) in the following sentence. Choose all that apply. A peeled and sliced cucumber can be added to the salad.

• peeled
• sliced
• can be
• added

Identify the participle phrase in the following sentence. Mark quickly licked the ice cream dripping down his arm.

• quickly licked the ice cream
• licked the ice cream
• dripping down
• dripping down his arm

Identify the participle phrase in the following sentence. Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots.

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

Identify the participle phrase in the following sentence. The scouts roasting marshmallows around the fire told ghost stories to pass the time.

• roasting marshmallows around the fire
• around the fire
• told ghost stories
• to pass the time

Identify the participle phrase in the following sentence. The hummingbird, flitting quickly from flower to flower, held my attention for several minutes.

• the hummingbird
• flitting quickly from flower to flower
• held my attention
• for several minutes