Gerunds Versus Participles

What type of phrase is underlined?

Cruze enjoys sketching people.

• Participle

• Infinitive

• Gerund

Identify the verbal phrase in the following sentence.

We discussed moving to Florida.

• We discussed

• to Florida- infinitive phrase

• moving to Florida- Gerund phrase

• moving to Florida- Participial phrase

Identify the verbal phrase in the following sentence.

Of all my interests, I care most about swimming in the competition.

• swimming in the competition- Gerund

• swimming in the competition- Participle

• about swimming in the competition- Participle

• Of all my interests- Gerund

Identify the verbal/s in the sentence.

Traveling gives one a chance to see many wonderful sights.

• Traveling- participle

• traveling- gerund

• gives- participle

• gives- gerund

Identify the verbal phrase in the following sentence.

Running two miles a day is my favorite form of excercise.

• running two miles a day- gerund

• running two miles a day- participle

Identify the verbal phrase in the following sentence.

Hammering the nails, Jackson envisioned the treehouse he would build.

• Hammering the nails- gerund

• Hammering the nails- participle

Identify the verbal in the sentence.

I did not want to eat the burned potatoes that my mother cooked.

• cooked

• Mother

• want

• burned

Identify the verbal in the sentence.

Devoted basketball fans are looking forward to the season.

• Devoted

• are looking

• forward

• basketball

Much like the sentence below, where do participial phrases end?

Startled by the noise, the puppy scrambled under the chair.

• after the adverb

• after the adjective

• when they get to the noun they are describing

• when they get to the verb

What is "startled by the noise" describing?

Startled by the noise, the puppy scrambled under the chair.

• the puppy

• the man

• the chair

• the wrong answer