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Verbals

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Texting while driving is not a good habit to develop. What type of verbal is the word "texting?"

a)

Gerund

b)

infinitive

c)

Verbal

d)

Participle

2.

Evan's dream is to grow his hair like Jim Morrison. "to grow"

a)

Gerund

b)

Infinitive

c)

Verbal

d)

Participle

3.

Luke loves the taste of grilled onions in hash browns. "grilled"

a)

Gerund

b)

Infinitive

c)

past participle

d)

present participle

4.

Mara rides her Peleton every morning to stay healthy. "to stay"

a)

gerund

b)

infinitive

c)

past participle

d)

present participle

5.

Scott's failing business put him in a downward spiral. "failing"

a)

gerund

b)

infinitive

c)

past participle

d)

present participle

6.

Staring at your screen before bed could keep you awake. "staring"

a)

gerund

b)

infinitive

c)

past participle

d)

present participle

7.

Nobody knew when the baby was coming. "coming"

a)

gerund

b)

infinitive

c)

past participle

d)

present participle

8.

identify the present participle: The singing actor is a bit off tune.

a)

singing

b)

actor

c)

off

d)

tune

9.

infinitive: In order to get muscles, you must lift weights.

a)

to

b)

get

c)

to get

d)

lift

10.

Past participle: She has decided to learn piano next fall.

a)

she

b)

decided

c)

learn

d)

next

11.

Past Participle: Embarrassed from her dentist's scolding, Olga flossed her teeth before bed.

a)

embarrassed

b)

dentist's

c)

scolding

d)

flossed

12.

Gerund: The girls practiced serving for their next tennis match.

a)

girls

b)

practiced

c)

serving

d)

tennis

13.

Gerund: Running, she dashes toward the finish line; she loves racing.

a)

running

b)

dashes

c)

loves

d)

racing

14.

Present participle: Ryan waited impatiently for his food, hoping he would not get grouchy on his date.

a)

waited

b)

impatiently

c)

hoping

d)

grouchy

15.

Gerund: For professional skiers, waxing is necessary for a good strategy.

a)

professional

b)

skiers

c)

waxing

d)

is

16.

Gerunds function as which type of speech?

a)

Nouns

b)

Adjectives

c)

Adjectives and Verb Tenses

d)

Nouns, Adjectives, Adverbs

17.

Participles function and which type of speech?

a)

Nouns

b)

Adjectives

c)

Adjectives and Verb Tenses

d)

Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs

18.

Infinitives function as which part of speech?

a)

Nouns

b)

Adjectives

c)

Adjectives and Verb Tenses

d)

Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs

19.

What is the definition of a verbal?

a)

functions as an independent or dependent clause in a sentence

b)

always functions as a noun in a sentence and is a fragment

c)

contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone

d)

contains a verb, but it functions as a different part of speech