Exploring Verbals: Participles, Gerunds, and Infinitives

This video tutorial covers the topic of verbals, focusing on three main types: participles, gerunds, and infinitives. It explains the characteristics and uses of each type, providing examples and discussing their roles in sentences. The tutorial also touches on participial and gerund phrases, as well as infinitive phrases, highlighting their grammatical functions.

What are the two types of participles?

• Active and Passive

• Regular and Irregular

• Past and Present

• Present and Future

What does a participle typically modify in a sentence?

• A verb

• An adjective

• A noun or pronoun

• An adverb

How does a participial phrase function in a sentence?

• As a verb

• As a noun

• As an adjective

• As an adverb

What is the form of a gerund?

• Verb preceded by 'to'

• Verb ending in 'ing'

• Verb ending in 'ed'

• Base form of a verb

What distinguishes a gerund from a present participle?

• Gerunds function as verbs, while participles function as nouns.

• Gerunds function as nouns, while participles function as adjectives.

• There is no difference; they are interchangeable.

• Gerunds always precede a noun, while participles always follow a noun.

In which of the following roles can a gerund NOT typically function?

• Indirect object

• Subject of a sentence

• Direct object

• Object of a preposition

What is an infinitive?

• A verb form that ends in 'ing'

• A verb form that ends in 'ed'

• The base form of a verb preceded by 'to'

• A noun form derived from a verb

Which of the following is an example of an infinitive phrase?

• Running quickly

• To run a marathon

• Has been running

• Runs frequently

Which of the following sentences correctly uses an infinitive?

• She likes to swim.

• Swimming is fun.

• She is swimming.

• She swims every morning.

Which of the following is NOT a type of verbal?

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Preposition

• Participle