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Verbals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You should give up teasing your friend .

a)

to infinitive

b)

gerund

c)

present participle

2.

He went to to the river with his fishing gear.

a)

to infinitive 

b)

gerund 

c)

present participle 

d)

past participle 

3.

Fishing can be an interesting past time .

a)

gerund

b)

to infinitive

c)

Participle

4.
The Flash used his speed to catch the bank robber.
What type of verbal is in red in the sentence above?
a)
participle
b)
infinitive
c)
gerund
d)
not a verbal
5.
The Joker came up with a terrifying plan.
What type of verbal is in red in the sentence above?
a)
gerund
b)
infinitive
c)
participle
d)
not a verbal
6.
Superman flew back to Metropolis as fast as he could to save Lois Lane.
What type of verbal is in red in the sentence above?
a)
infinitve
b)
participle
c)
gerund
d)
not a verbal
7.
Robin borrowed the Batmobile to take his girlfriend out on a date.
What type of verbal is in red in the sentence above?
a)
infinitve
b)
gerund
c)
participle
d)
not a verbal
8.
Cat Woman was running along the rooftops of the city.
What kind of verbal phrase is highlighted in red?
a)
infinitve
b)
participial
c)
gerund
d)
not a verbal
9.
To fight for truth, justice, and the American way is Superman's motto.
What kind of verbal phrase is highlighted in red?
a)
infinitive
b)
participial
c)
gerund
d)
not a verbal
10.

What is the gerund in the following sentence?


Running for political office would be kind of exciting.

a)

running

b)

exciting

c)

office

11.

What is the infinitive in the following sentence?


To win, you must be playing aggressively.

a)

To win

b)

be playing

c)

playing aggressively

12.
IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.
a)
washing
b)
piling
c)
malfunction
d)
cause
13.
What is the gerund?
Bernard hates buttering toast with a fork.
a)
Bernard
b)
hates
c)
buttering
d)
toast
14.

A participle ALWAYS looks like __________.

a)

verb ending in -ing

b)

verb ending in -ed

c)

to + verb

d)

a verb ending in -ing, -ed, or -en

15.

Winding through the mountains, the car hugged the road. The underlined portion modifies _________.

a)

car

b)

hugged

c)

road

d)

nothing

16.

1. The teacher brought a twisted stick in the class.

a)

a. verb

b)

b. verbal – gerund

c)

c. verbal – infinitive

d)

d. verbal - participle

17.

6. Henry’s aunt is decided to bake a birthday cake.

a)

a. verb

b)

b. verbal – gerund

c)

c. verbal – infinitive

d)

d. verbal - participle

18.

7. Several bakers joined the baking contest.

a)

a. verb

b)

b. verbal – gerund

c)

c. verbal – infinitive

d)

d. verbal - participle

19.

9. They travel around the Philippines every summer vacation.

a)

a. verb

b)

b. verbal – gerund

c)

c. verbal – infinitive

d)

d. verbal - participle

20.

10. Nowadays, travelling bags are sold at a cheap price.

a)

a. verb

b)

b. verbal – gerund

c)

c. verbal – infinitive

d)

d. verbal - participle