Verbals

Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase in the following sentence: I am eager to take any Saturday job.

Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase in the following sentence: To shell walnuts is difficult.

Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence: We noticed a duck waddling toward us.

Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence: The passage, translated into three languages, foretold a terrible tragedy.

Identify the gerund or gerund phrase in the following sentence: Jay enjoyed floating on the raft.

Choose the answer that tells how the capitalized phrase is used: Sandy, ENCOURAGED BY ALL OF US, told her story.

Choose the answer that tells how the capitalized phrase is used: Mr. Wells assigned READING TWO CHAPTERS.

Choose the answer that correctly describes the capitalized word or phrase in the following sentence: SueAnne came in out of the rain, DRIPPING WET.

I am GOING shopping tomorrow --the capitalize word(s) is/are

Choose the answer that correctly describes the capitalized word or phrase in the following sentence: CHEATING never gets you anywhere.

Choose the answer that correctly describes the capitalized word or phrase in the following sentence: I enjoy PICKING BLACKBERRIES in the summer

Identify the participle in the following sentence: Trying to write a poem is a humbling experience

Choose the answer that correctly describes the capitalized word or phrase: The Scheduled pep rallyhad to be postponed because of rain.

We all went to Nashville to hear the Grand Ole Opry. The capitalized words are:

His AMAZING persistence in the case was a credit to the department