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Verbals

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They scheduled a walking tour.

a)

infinitive

b)

gerund

c)

participle

2.

The loud, shrill ringing continued all day.

a)

participle

b)

gerund

c)

infinitive

3.

Mrs. Story's dream is to visit Paris.

a)

gerund

b)

participle

c)

infinitive

4.

The ringing of the telephone woke me up.

a)

infinitive

b)

gerund

c)

participle

5.

It is not polite to beep your horn in traffic.

a)

participle

b)

gerund

c)

infinitive

6.

To drive carefully is vital.


How is the infinitive used in the sentence?

a)

subject

b)

object

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

7.

He has the ability to drive carefully.


How is the infinitive used in the sentence?

a)

subject

b)

object

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

8.

It isn't always easy to drive carefully.


How is the infinitive used?

a)

subject

b)

object

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

9.

Diving into the pool is so much fun!


How is the gerund used?

a)

subject

b)

object

c)

predicate noun

d)

predicate adjective

10.

Alex enjoys reading cook books.


How is the gerund used?

a)

subject

b)

object

c)

predicate noun

d)

direct object

11.

Her favorite activity is cooking.


How is the gerund used?

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

object of prep.

d)

predicate noun

12.

Joe never gets tired of driving.


How is the gerund used?

a)

subject

b)

object of prep

c)

direct object

d)

predicate noun

13.

A gerund must end in ______.

a)

ed

b)

en

c)

ing

d)

It doesn't matter.

14.

Gerunds function as ________.

a)

nouns

b)

adjectives

c)

adverbs

d)

pronouns

15.

A participle is never an adjective.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Use the word "tired" correctly in a sentence, and tell if it is used as a gerund, infinitive, or participle.

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