Participles and Infinitives

Shaken by the events, Tony was taken home.

• infinitive

• gerund

• present participle

• past participle

Yesterday, while going to church, Phil offered to paint the house.

• infinitive

• gerund

• present participle

• past participle

Talking on the phone, the man never saw the thief steal his briefcase.

• infinitive

• gerund

• present participle

• past participle

Participles and Infinitives are both verbals. This means they are formed from what part of speech?

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

Participles function as what part of speech?

• Nouns

• Adverbs

• Verbs

• Adjectives

What is the formula to identify infinitives in a sentence?

• To + a verb

• To + a noun

• To + an adjective

• To + an adverb

What is the participle in the following sentence: A new tennis ball, covered thickly with fuzz, bounces a bit slowly.

• Fuzz

• Thickly

• Covered

• Bounces

What is the participle in the following sentence: Homesteaders needed fenced land to farm.

• Needed

• Land

• To farm

• Fenced

Identify the participles in the following sentence: Battered and bruised, the man won the boxing match.

• Battered

• Bruised

• Boxing

• Battered and bruised

What is the participle in the following sentence: The horse, trotting up to the fence, hopes that you have an apple or carrot.

• Trotting

• Hopes

• Apple

• Carrot