Verbals Review

A gerund ends in which letter(s)?

• ED

• ING

• TO

• N

A gerund is a verb acting like a...

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

• Adverb

A sentence usually follows an SVO pattern...what does SVO stand for?

• Subject Verb Object

• Sentence Verb Object

• Subject Verse Object

• Someone Very Old

Which one could be the subject or the object of a sentence?

• Adjective Infinitive

• Present Participle

• Past Participle

• Gerund

Where is a subject usually located in a sentence?

• After the verb

• Before the verb

• In the middle

• After the object

Where is an object usually located in a sentence?

• After the verb

• Before the subject

• In the middle

• After the period

If you can _____ a noun for the phrase, then it is a gerund.

• Describe

• Remove

• Modify

• Substitute

Find the complete gerund phrase.
The constant tapping of his pencil really bothered his classmates.

• The constant tapping

• Tapping of his pencil

• The constant tapping of his pencil

• Really bothered his classmates

Find the complete gerund phrase.

The 8th graders absolutely love finding gerunds in sentences.

• Absolutely love finding

• Finding gerunds in sentences

• Finding gerunds

• love finding gerunds

A present participle ends in which letters?

• n

• d

• ed

• ing