Participial Phrase vs Gerund Phrase

A verbal that acts as an adjective is a ...

• Participle

• Gerund

• Verb

• Infinitive

How is the underlined word functioning?

• Participle

• Gerund

• Verb

• Adjective

What type of verbal phrase is this?

• Participial phrase

• Infinitive phrase

• Gerund phrase

While eating dinner, our running toilet decided to overflow, causing a great mess in the hall.

The underlined word is what type of verbal?

• Participle

• Infinitive

• Gerund

Identify the phrase.

Waiting to begin the quiz, Jack started to tap his pencil. 

• gerund

• participle

• verb

A verbal that acts a noun is a .....

• Gerund

• Participle

• Verb

• Preposition

Gerunds act as what part of speech?

• adjectives

• adverbs

• nouns

• none of the above

Identify the underlined phrase:

Parked by the side of the road, the patrolman waited for speeders.

• adjective phrase

• gerund phrase

• appositive phrase

• participial phrase

We call participial, gerunds, and infinitives verbals because...

• They are the main verbs of the sentence.

• They are verbs that act as a different part of speech.

• They are all nouns in the sentence.

• None of the above

The horse trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple or carrot.

• gerund

• participial