Identifying Verbal Phrases

Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase in the following sentence: I am eager to take any Saturday job.

• am eager

• any Saturday job

• to take any Saturday job

• none of the above

Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase in the following sentence: Nobody could forget to feed my cat.

• Nobody could forget

• to feed my cat

• my cat

• none of the above

Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase in the following sentence: The instructions say to sand this before painting.

• instructions say

• to sand this before painting

• before painting

• none of the above

Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence: We noticed a duck waddling toward us.

• We noticed a duck

• a duck waddling

• waddling toward us

• none of the above

Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence: By jumping quickly, Kevin avoided the oncoming car.

• jumping quickly

• avoided

• oncoming car

• none of the above

Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence: Running once a week is the only exercise I get.

• Running once

• once a week

• I get

• none of the above

Identify the gerund or gerund phrase in the following sentence: The magician surprised the audience by disappearing.

• The magician

• surprised the audience

• disappearing

• none of the above

Identify the gerund or gerund phrase in the following sentence: Solving the crime was easy for Holmes.

• Solving the crime

• was easy

• for Holmes

• none of the above

Choose the answer that correctly describes the capitalized word in the following sentence: Gerry was in the den, PAINTING.

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Choose the answer that correctly describes the capitalized word in the following sentence: CHEATING never gets you anywhere.

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