Identifying Verbal Phrases

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

• a noun, an adjective, or  an adverb

• a noun, a conjunction, or a preposition

What type of verbal phrase is green?
My friends and I love to watch the movie Elf.

• gerund

• infinitive

• participial

• marsupial

What type of verbal phrase is green?
Buddy the Elf, hoping to find his parents, heads to New York City.

• participial

• infinitive

What type of verbal phrase is green?

Smiling is my favorite!

• participial

• gerund

• infinitive

• marsupial

What type of verbal phrase is green?
Baking Christmas cookies is Buddy's favorite activity.

• gerund

• infinitive

What type of verbal phrase is green?
I want to go ice skating with Buddy!

• infinitive

• gerund

What type of verbal phrase is green?
Buddy wanders around New York.

• participial

• gerund

Gerund verbal phrases act like_________. 

• adjectives

• nouns

An infinitive  is a verb form that begins with the word __________. 

• to

• for

What type of verbal is green?
Buddy wasn't bothered by the snickering strangers.

• participial

• infinitive