Perfect Infinitive, Gerund, and Participle

Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.

• washing

• piling

• malfunction

• cause

I'm thinking of painting my house.

• I'm 

• thinking

• painting

• house

Is this a gerund sentence?

• True

• False

Which sentence has a gerund phrase?

• Gambling at the casino, Jeff lost his money.

• Collecting stamps is my hobby.

• Mya, my favorite aunt, loves to cook.

• To finish in first place, you have to run really fast.

Choose the correct sentence that uses a perfect infinitive:

• She seems to have finished her homework.

• She seems to have finishes her homework.

• She seems to have finishing her homework.

• She seems to have finish her homework.

Identify the participle in the following sentence.
Carla searched the entire mall, wanting to get the perfect dress for homecoming.

• searched

• wanting

• homecoming

• no participle present

Find the PARTICIPLE.
My growling stomach wants food.

• My

• growling

• stomach

• wants

Find the PARTICIPLE.
The dancing bear was on display.

• dancing

• bear

• was

• on

Find the PARTICIPLE.
Melted snow is such a mess.

• melted

• snow

• is

• mess

Find the PARTICIPLE.
The student completed growing piles of homework.

• student

• completed

• growing

• piles