Identify Verbal Forms Quiz

Identify the verbal in the following sentence: "Swimming is my favorite activity." What type of verbal is "Swimming"?

• Participle

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Hidden Infinitive

Which of the following sentences contains a participle?

• To read is enjoyable.

• The running water overflowed the sink.

• Reading is fun.

• She likes to dance.

In the sentence "He wants to leave early," what type of verbal is "to leave"?

• Participle

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Hidden Infinitive

Which sentence contains a hidden infinitive?

• She helped clean the room.

• Cleaning the room is her job.

• She wants to clean the room.

• The cleaned room looked nice.

Select the sentence where the verbal acts as an adjective.

• The broken window was fixed.

• To fix the window was difficult.

• Fixing the window took time.

• He helped fix the window.

Which of the following best explains why "to win" in "She hopes to win the prize" is an infinitive?

• It describes a noun.

• It acts as a verb modifier.

• It is the base form of a verb preceded by "to" and acts as a noun.

• It ends in -ing.

Analyze the sentence: "They heard him sing." What type of verbal is "sing," and how do you know?

• Participle, because it describes "him"

• Gerund, because it acts as a noun

• Infinitive, because it is the base form of the verb

• Hidden Infinitive, because "to" is omitted but implied

Given the sentence: "The crying baby woke everyone up," explain the function of "crying" and identify its type.

• It is a gerund acting as a noun.

• It is a participle describing "baby."

• It is an infinitive showing purpose.

• It is a hidden infinitive.

Consider the sentence: "After finishing his homework, John went outside." If you were to replace "finishing" with another verbal, which type would change the meaning of the sentence most significantly? Explain your reasoning.

• Gerund, because it would still act as a noun

• Participle, because it would still modify John

• Infinitive, because it would change the action to a purpose or intent

• Hidden Infinitive, because it would make the sentence incomplete

Evaluate the following sentence: "Let him go to the party." Identify the type of verbal in "go" and justify your answer.

• Participle, because it modifies "him"

• Gerund, because it acts as a noun

• Infinitive, because it is the base form of the verb

• Hidden Infinitive, because "to" is omitted but implied