WorksheetsGerunds and Infinitives
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Gerund
A word that ends in -ing and functions as noun in the sentence. "This" or "that" can be substituted in place of the gerund or gerund phrase.
"To" plus a base verb in a sentence. It functions as a noun, adjective,or adverb, but it looks like a verb.
Infinitives
"To" plus a base verb in a sentence. It functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb, but looks like a verb.
Words that ends in -ing and function as a nouns in sentences. The prounouns "this" or "that" can be used in place of the gerund which functions as a noun.
What is the infinitive phrase in the example sentence? I wish I could come over to your house, but I have long list of chores to finish before bed.
to finish before bed.
to your house.
could come over.
Football practice must be exhausting because it would be really hard to run all of the conditioning drills. What is the infinitive phrase in the example sentence?
really hard to run
to run all of the conditioning drills
must be exhausting
In the sentence included in this question, select the infinitive. To win, you must play aggressively.
To win
you must play aggressively.
play aggressively.
Read the sentence and determine if it is a gerund or NOT. In time you'll start to like reading.
Contains a gerund or gerund phrase.
Does NOT contain a gerund or gerund phrase.
Crying, the people left the theater.
Contains a gerund or gerund phrase.
Does NOT contain a gerund or gerund phrase.
I'm getting tired of listening to you.
Contains a gerund or a gerund phrase
DOES NOT contain a gerund or a gerund phrase
Escaping from a maximum security prison would be nearly impossible.
Contains a gerund or a gerund phrase
Does NOT contain a gerund or gerund phrase.
Identify the sentence that does NOT have a gerund or gerund phrase
He likes running in the rain.
Swimming is an excellent aerobic exercise/
During the week, the settlers cleared the storm damage.
Plowing was difficult work for most farmers.
Select the sentence that does NOT have an infinitive phrase.
Pepita decided to join the track team.
Landon wants to learn Spanish before fall.
Mary offered to wash the car.
Elena's wish for the new year was safe traveling to Argentina.
Select the sentence that does NOT have an infinitive phrase.
Rapheal and Alex were happy to meet their new neighbors.
The number to call for information has been changed by MCI and ATT.
We examined the sleeping baby in the crib before we went to the store.
Justin likes to conduct research on the Internet on the weekends.
