Exploring Verbals: Participles, Gerunds, and Infinitives

The video tutorial covers verbals, focusing on participles, gerunds, and infinitives. It explains how these verb forms function differently from typical verbs, often serving as adjectives or nouns. The tutorial provides examples and exercises to help students identify and differentiate between these forms.

What is a participle?

• A verb used as a noun

• A noun used as an adjective

• A noun used as a verb

• A verb used as an adjective

Which of the following is an example of a participle?

• Quickly running

• To run

• Running quickly

• Run!

How is a participle typically formed?

• By adding 'ing' or 'ed' to the verb

• By placing the verb at the beginning of a sentence

• By using the verb in its base form

• By adding 'to' before the verb

How can you identify a gerund in a sentence?

• It ends in 'ed' and acts as a noun

• It ends in 'ing' and acts as a verb

• It is always followed by a preposition

• It ends in 'ing' and acts as a noun or adjective

What distinguishes a gerund from a simple verb?

• Its position in the sentence

• Its conjugation

• The tense it conveys

• Its function as a noun or adjective

What is the primary function of a gerund?

• To connect clauses

• To express actions or states of being

• To modify nouns or pronouns

• To serve as a noun

Which of the following is true about gerunds?

• They replace verbs in a sentence.

• They can function as nouns or adjectives.

• They are always followed by a noun.

• They can only function as subjects.

What role does an infinitive usually play in a sentence?

• Modifier

• Conjunction

• Preposition

• Noun

Which of the following sentences uses an infinitive?

• I enjoy to swim in the ocean.

• Swimming in the ocean is fun.

• I swam in the ocean yesterday.

• The ocean is a great place for swimming.

In which case is 'to' considered a part of an infinitive?

• When it connects two clauses

• When it precedes a noun

• When it is used as a preposition

• When it introduces a verb