Gerunds Infinitives Participles

Identify the type of verbal underlined in the sentence:

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Participle

Identify the type of verbal underlined in the sentence:

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Participle

Identify the type of verbal underlined in the sentence:

Painting helps me relax.

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Participle

Choose the correct term to match the following definition:

A verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun.

• participle

• gerund

• infinitive

Choose the correct term to match the following definition:

A verbal that uses "to plus a verb" and functions as a noun, adjective or adverb.

• gerund

• participle

• infinitive

Identify the gerund(s).



Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.

• cool

• hot

• day

• eating

Identify the type of verbal underlined in the sentence:

Applauding, the audience gave the singers a standing ovation.

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Participle

Identify the type of verbal underlined in the sentence:

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Participle

Identify the type of verbal underlined in the sentence:

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Participle

A gerund can function as what part of speech? Choose all that are correct.

• adjective

• noun

• preposition

• verb