Identifying Verbals and Their Usage

Identify the verbal in the sentence and label it as a gerund, participle, or infinitive: "The barking dog woke up the neighborhood."

• barking, participle

• barking, gerund

• woke up, infinitive

• woke up, gerund

Identify the verbal in the sentence and label it: "She loves to paint landscapes of the mountains."

• to paint, infinitive

• to paint, gerund

• to paint, participle

• landscapes, gerund

Identify the verbal in the sentence and label it: "Swimming in the ocean is my favorite activity."

• is my, infinitive

• swimming, gerund

• ocean, participle

• in the, infinitive

Identify the verbal in the sentence and label it: "The frightened cat hid under the couch."

• hid under, participle

• frightened, infinitive

• frightened, participle

• the couch, gerund

Identify the verbal in the sentence and label it: "To finish this project on time, we need to work together."

• to gether, participle

• together, infinitive

• to finish, infinitive

Fill in the blank with a gerund: "________ is a great way to stay healthy." (Hint: Use a verb like "run" or "exercise")

• Running
• infinitives

• walk

• participle

Fill in the blank with a participle: "The ___________ puppy ran around the yard." (Hint: Use a verb like "excite" or "tire")

• excited

• exciting

• dreaming

• playing

Fill in the blank with an infinitive: "She went to the library __________ her research." (Hint: Use a verb like "finish" or "complete")

• to complete
• and finally

• where she completed

• when she worked through

Which sentence contains a gerund? a) "She enjoys reading books." b) "The broken vase was on the table." c) "He wants to travel the world."

• She enjoys reading books.

• The broken vase was on the table.

• He wants to travel the world.

Which sentence contains a participle? a) "Running is my favorite hobby." b) "The crying baby needed a nap." c) "He decided to leave early."

• Running is my favorite hobby.

• The crying baby needed a nap.

• He decided to leave early.