The Participial Phrase and the Gerund Phrase: How to Tell Them Apart

This video lesson from the Learning Depot focuses on understanding gerund and participial phrases. It explains that gerund phrases function as nouns, while participial phrases function as adjectives. The lesson provides examples to illustrate how these phrases work in sentences and offers tips for identifying them. The video also clarifies the distinction between gerunds and participles, emphasizing their different roles in sentence structure.

What is the primary function of a gerund phrase?

• To act as an adjective

• To act as a noun

• To act as an adverb

• To act as a verb

Which of the following is a characteristic of a participial phrase?

• It functions as an adverb

• It functions as a verb

• It functions as a noun

• It functions as an adjective

How can you test if a phrase is acting as an adjective?

• Replace it with a pronoun

• See if it can stand alone as a sentence

• Remove it and see if the sentence still makes sense

• Check if it ends in -ED

What differentiates a gerund from a participle?

• The tense it represents

• The verb it is derived from

• Its function in the sentence

• Its position in the sentence

Which pronoun can replace a gerund phrase to test its function?

• They

• It

• He

• We

In the sentence 'Singing in the choir is something that Tonya enjoys,' what is 'Singing in the choir'?

• A gerund phrase

• An adverbial phrase

• A prepositional phrase

• A participial phrase

In the sentence 'Students arriving after the teacher has started teaching will be marked tardy,' what is the function of 'arriving'?

• It is a participle acting as an adjective

• It is a gerund acting as a noun

• It is a verb acting as a verb

• It is an adverb acting as an adverb