Identifying Verbal

Swimming in your pool is always fun.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

To be truly successful is to be true to yourself and to the highest principles of honor

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

Getting up at five, we got an early start.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

Gathering my courage, I asked the teacher for help with my schoolwork.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

Identify the verbal in the following sentence: "Swimming is a great exercise."

• Swimming

• Is

• Great

• Exercise

What is a verbal in English grammar?

• A type of noun that describes a person, place, or thing

• A verb form that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb

• A sentence that expresses a complete thought

• A punctuation mark used to separate clauses

Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence: "She decided to bake a cake for the party."

• Decided to bake

• To bake a cake

• A cake for the party

• For the party

What is the difference between a gerund and a participle?

• A gerund acts as a verb, while a participle acts as a noun

• A gerund acts as a noun, while a participle acts as an adjective

• A gerund acts as an adjective, while a participle acts as a verb

• A gerund acts as an adverb, while a participle acts as a noun

Which of the following is an example of a gerund phrase?

• To dance gracefully

• Dancing gracefully

• Gracefully danced

• Danced gracefully

Identify the underlined verbal.

• Participle

• Gerund

• Infinitive