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Verbals Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A participle phrase should always be placed

a)

At the beginning of the sentence

b)

At the end of the sentence

c)

As close to the word it modifies as possible

d)

It does not matter

2.

An infinitive is a verb that serves as a

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

all of these

3.

A gerund is a verb that serves as a

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

adverb

d)

all of these

4.

Select the term that describes how the upper case word or phrase is used in the following sentence:

With her binoculars, Katrina tried TO SEE THE YELLOW WARBLER.

a)

Adjective

b)

Subject

c)

Prepositional Phrase

d)

Direct Object

5.

Select the term that describes how the upper case word or phrase is used in the following sentence:

TO READ THE NEWSPAPER EVERY DAY is my New Year's resoultion. 

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate Noun

c)

Direct Object

d)

Adverb

6.

Select the term that describes how the upper case word or phrase is used in the following sentence:

Lester felt dizzy after STANDING UP TOO QUICKLY. 

a)

Subject

b)

Direct Object

c)

Object of the preposition

d)

Main verb in verb phrase

7.

Select the term that describes the upper case word or phrase in the sentence below:

After yesterday's windstorm, I really have TO RAKE THE LAWN. 

a)

Infinitive Phrase

b)

Gerund Phrase

c)

Participle Phrase

d)

Verb

8.

Select the term that describes the upper case word or phrase in the sentence below:

The newly INSTALLED elevator refused to go up or down. 

a)

Participle

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

d)

Grund Phrase

9.

The past participle of a verb is formed by adding the ending

a)

-s

b)

-ing

c)

none of these

d)

-ed

10.

A gerund is a verb form that ends in 

a)

-ing

b)

-s

c)

-ed

d)

Can be any of these

11.

Select the term that describes how the upper case word or phrase is used in the following sentence:

TO DREAM is to rise beyond your ordinary limitations. 

a)

direct object

b)

adjective

c)

main verb of verb phrase

d)

subject

12.

Select the gerund from the following sentence:

Working hard is often its own reward.

a)

is often

b)

working hard

c)

its own reward

d)

often its own reward

13.

Select the gerund phrase from the following sentence:

My father’s job is managing the New York Office.

a)

My father's job

b)

is managing the New York office

c)

the New York office

d)

is managing

14.

Select the gerund: Our goal has always been winning

a)

goal

b)

has been

c)

always

d)

winning

15.

Select the infinitive: The recipe to try is on the package itself

a)

The recipe

b)

is on the package

c)

on the package itself

d)

to try

16.

Select the infinitive: She was told to reorganize her composition

a)

to reorganize

b)

was told to

c)

She was told

d)

reorganize her composition

17.

"The waiter is a consummate professional." In this sentence, the subject is “the waiter,” the linking verb is “is” and “a consummate professional” is the ______ that describes what the subject is

a)

predicate noun

b)

object of the preposition

c)

direct object

d)

subject

18.

In the phrase, “the apple in the tree,” the word "in" is the preposition and "tree" is

a)

verb

b)

object of the preposition

c)

subject

d)

adjective

19.

A noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb. For example "the dog" in Jimmy fed the dog.

a)

subject

b)

direct object

c)

infinitive

d)

gerund

20.

Select the term that describes how the upper case word or phrase is used in the following sentence:

It seems that his favorite activity is SLEEPING. 

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate Noun

c)

Direct Object

d)

Adjective