Q3 CW 4 Verbals: Participles and Gerunds

Blanketed in snow, the mountains looked spectacular after the second round of winter snow fell.

What type of verbal phrase is underlined above?

• Participial phrase

• Infinitive phrase

• Gerund phrase

Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence: Running once a week is the only exercise I get.

• Running once

• once a week

• I get

• none of the above

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "Running quickly, the athlete crossed the finish line."

• Running quickly

• the athlete

• crossed the finish line

• the finish line

Which of the following sentences contains a gerund as the subject?

• Swimming is a great way to stay fit.

• She enjoys swimming in the ocean.

• They talked about swimming.

• He is swimming in the pool.

In the sentence "Her favorite hobby is painting," identify the gerund used as a predicate nominative.

• Her

• favorite

• hobby

• painting

Identify the gerund used as a direct object in the following sentence: "She loves baking cookies on weekends."

• She

• loves

• baking

• cookies

In the sentence "He gave reading a chance," identify the gerund used as an indirect object.

• He

• gave

• reading

• a chance

Which sentence contains a gerund used as the object of a preposition?

• They are excited about traveling to Europe.

• Traveling is fun.

• She is traveling to Europe.

• They will travel to Europe.

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "The book, written by a famous author, became a bestseller."

• The book

• written by a famous author

• became a bestseller

• a famous author

In the sentence "Jogging every morning keeps her healthy," identify the gerund used as a subject.

• Jogging

• every morning

• keeps

• her healthy