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Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(Choose the participle) 1. The barking dog chased the frightened cat.

a)

barking

b)

dog

c)

chased

d)

cat

2.

(Participle) 2. A broken vase lay on the floor.

a)

vase

b)

broken

c)

lay

d)

floor

3.

(Direct Object) 3. The teacher, smiling warmly, greeted the new student.

a)

warmly

b)

smiling

c)

teacher

d)

the

4.

(Participle phrase) 4. Shaking with excitement, she opened the gift.

a)

opened the gift

b)

she opened the gift

c)

shaking

d)

Shaking with excitement

5.

(Participle phrase) 5. The painted mural brightened the room.

a)

The painted mural

b)

brightened the room

c)

brightened

d)

room

6.

(Direct Object) 6. The howling wind kept us awake all night.

a)

wind

b)

The howling wind

c)

kept us awake

d)

all night

7.

(Participle phrase) 7. The students, bored by the lecture, started doodling.

a)

the students

b)

bored by the lecture

c)

started doodling

d)

bored

8.

(Direct object) 8. A rustling sound came from the bushes.

a)

sound

b)

rustling

c)

came

d)

bushes

9.

(Modifier) 9. The glowing embers slowly faded to black.

a)

slowly

b)

faded

c)

to

d)

black

10.

(Modifier) 10. Wrapped in a blanket, she watched the stars.

a)

wrapped

b)

in a blanket

c)

blanket

d)

she

11.

(Infinitives) 1. She hopes to win the competition.

a)

win

b)

to win

c)

to win the competition

d)

She hopes to win

12.

(Infinitives) 2. To understand calculus, you need to practice daily.

a)

to

b)

to understand

c)

to understand calculus

d)

to practice

13.

(Infinitives) 3. He went to the store to buy some milk.

a)

went to

b)

to the

c)

to buy

d)

to some

14.

(Infinitives) 4. To improve her skills, she practiced every day.

a)

to her

b)

to skill

c)

to every day

d)

to improve

15.

(Infinitives) 5. They decided to take a trip to Paris.

a)

to take

b)

to trip

c)

to Paris

d)

decided

16.

(Infinitive Phrase) 6. It's important to eat healthily.

a)

to eat healthily

b)

to be important

c)

to eat

d)

to eat important

17.

(Infinitive Phrase) 7. To be honest, I never liked that movie.

a)

to like

b)

to be honest

c)

that movie

d)

to be

18.

(Infinitive Phrase) 8. He loves to play basketball on weekends.

a)

to play basketball on weekends

b)

to play basketball

c)

to play

d)

to do

19.

(Infinitive Phrase) 10. To make a cake, you need flour, sugar, and eggs.

a)

to make a cake

b)

to make

c)

to make a cake, you need floud

d)

flour, sugar, and eggs

20.

(Gerunds) 1. Swimming is my favorite sport.

(a)  

21.

(Gerunds) 2. Reading helps you learn new things.

(a)  

22.

(Gerunds) 3. Jumping over hurdles is challenging.

(a)  

23.

(Gerunds) 4. Baking cookies is a fun activity.

(a)  

24.

(Gerunds) 5. She enjoys painting in her free time.

(a)  

25.

(Infinitive Phrase) 9. She plans to study medicine in college.

a)

to study medicine in college

b)

to study medicine

c)

to study

d)

to plan in college