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Identifying Verbals

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The children’s singing and laughing woke me up.

a)

Participle

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

2.

What is the function of the underlined word or phrase in the sentence below?

The children’s singing and laughing woke me up.

a)

Noun - Subject

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun - Direct Object

3.

There are many ways of breaking a heart.

a)

Participle

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

4.

What is the function of the underlined word or phrase in the sentence below?

There are many ways of breaking a heart.

a)

Noun - Direct Object

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun - Object of the Preposition

5.

Mallory likes to dance in the rain.

a)

Participle

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

6.

What is the function of the underlined word or phrase in the sentence below?

Mallory likes to dance in the rain.

a)

Noun - Direct Object

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun - Object of the Preposition

7.

A broken heart will mend over time.

a)

Participle

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

8.

What is the function of the underlined word or phrase in the sentence below?

A broken heart will mend over time.

a)

Noun - Subject

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun - Direct Object

9.

I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.

a)

Participle

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

10.

What is the function of the underlined word or phrase in the sentence below?

I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.

a)

Noun - Subject

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun - Direct Object

11.

Woody Allen once said, “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.”

a)

Participle

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

12.

What is the function of the underlined word or phrase in the sentence below?

Woody Allen once said, “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.”

a)

Noun - Direct Object

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun - Object of the Preposition

13.

Succeeding is not enough. Others must fail.

a)

Participle

b)

Gerund

c)

Infinitive

14.

What is the function of the underlined word or phrase in the sentence below?

Succeeding is not enough. Others must fail.

a)

Noun - Subject

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun - Indirect Object