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WorksheetsIP7 Verbal Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which verbal form is usually introduced by the word "TO" and may be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb?
an auxilliary
an infinitive
a gerund
a participle
Which verbal form ends in -ing and is used as a noun?
an auxilliary
an infinitive
a gerund
a participle
Which sentence uses a gerund as the subject of the sentence?
Chloe has cancelled her plans for today since it will be too cold for suntanning.
The friends that were meeting after school decided to create signs for the Winter Ball.
Advertising is a great way to create interest in a newly manufactured product.
He will be attending college in a different state next school year.
Read this sentence:
The laughing children agreed that the joke was the funniest one they had ever heard.
How is laughing used in the sentence?
as an adverb modifying a verb
as an auxiliary verb
as an adjective modifying a subject
as an indirect object
Read the sentence:
To Sally, there was nothing better than to go biking in July.
What is the infinitive in the sentence?
To Sally
there was
to go
in July
Read this sentence:
Playing the piano is my favorite activity.
How is the gerund phrase used in the sentence?
The gerund phrase is before a preposition
The gerund phrase is the subject
The gerund phrase is an object
The gerund phrase is after the complement
Read the sentence:
Singing is my favorite thing to do.
Which term applies to the underlined word?
gerund
infinitive
participle
preposition
Read the sentence:
Singing is my favorite thing to do.
What is the function of the underlined word in the sentence?
subject
verb
object
adjective
Read the sentence:
Dancing makes me nervous.
Which TWO SENTENCES define the function of dancing in this sentence?
it functions as a noun
it functions as an adverb
it functions as a gerund
it functions as an adjective
it functions as a verb
What is a verbal?
a group of words that functions as an independent or dependent clause in a sentence
a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone
a group of words that always functions as a noun in a sentence and is a fragment
a group of words that contains a verb but functions as a different part of speech
What do we call the underlined words in the sentence that follows?
Many people donate to St. Jude to help children who are sick.
infinitive
participle
gerund
preposition
What do we call the underlined word in the sentence that follows?
The donated clothes smelled like powder-fresh Downy.
infinitive
participle
gerund
preposition
What do we call the underlined word in the sentence that follows?
Swallowing is difficult after you get your tonsils removed.
infinitive
participle
gerund
preposition
What do we call the underlined word in the sentence that follows?
To my mother, an individual’s birthday is the most special day of the year.
infinitive
participle
gerund
preposition
A watched pot never boils.
What is the TYPE of verbal is the underlined word?
infinitive
participle
gerund
adverb
