Functions of Verbal

Gerunds are forms of verb that ends in -ing and functions as _____ in a sentence.

• adjectives

• nouns

Finishing the novel is her goal.

FINISHING functions as _____.

• gerund

• infinitive

• participle

She considered quitting. How does the gerund quitting function in the sentence?

• Direct Object

• Indirect Object

• Appositive

• Object of the Preposition

Even though it looks like a verb, a participle functions to _______, like an adjective would do. 

• describe

• talk

Consider this sentence: "The barking dog kept us awake all night." Here, we have a verbal "barking." Can you identify its function in the sentence?

• Gerund function as a Noun

• Participle functioning as an Adjective

• Infinitive functioning as an Adverb

• Infinitive functioning as as an Adjective

Infinitives may function as which of the following?

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Nouns

• Clauses

Verbals do NOT function as a ...

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

A verbal is a group of words that..

• functions as an independent or dependent clause in a sentence

• contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone

• always functions as a noun in a sentence and is a fragment

• contains a verb but functions as a different part of speech

The coast guard saved the sinking boat.

The type of verbal is a ​ (a)   the function of the verbal is a ​ (b)   ​

• participle

• adjective

• infinative

• infinitive

• adverb

• noun

• gerund

An infinitive verbal phrase can act like a _____, ______, or ______. 

• a noun, an adjective, or  an adverb

• a noun, a conjunction, or a preposition