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Verbals

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  • Q1
    Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase in the following sentence: I am eager to take any Saturday job.
    I am
    am eager
    any Saturday jobs
    to take
    45s
  • Q2
    Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase in the following sentence: To shell walnuts is difficult.
    to shell walnuts
    shell
    shell walnuts
    difficult
    45s
  • Q3
    Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence: We noticed a duck waddling toward us.
    toward us
    waddling toward us
    we noticed
    duck waddling
    45s
  • Q4
    Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentence: The passage, translated into three languages, foretold a terrible tragedy.
    foretold
    translated into three languages
    a terrible tragedy
    into three languages
    45s
  • Q5
    Identify the gerund or gerund phrase in the following sentence: Jay enjoyed floating on the raft.
    on the raft
    floating on the raft
    enjoyed
    enjoyed floating
    45s
  • Q6
    Choose the answer that tells how the capitalized phrase is used: Sandy, ENCOURAGED BY ALL OF US, told her story.
    adjective
    noun
    verb
    adverb
    45s
  • Q7
    Choose the answer that tells how the capitalized phrase is used: Mr. Wells assigned READING TWO CHAPTERS.
    indirect object
    direct object
    subject
    subject complement
    45s
  • Q8
    Choose the answer that correctly describes the capitalized word or phrase in the following sentence: CHEATING never gets you anywhere.
    verb
    participle
    gerund
    infinitive
    45s
  • Q9
    In the following sentence, identify the word as a gerund, participle, infinitive, or verb: FEELING sick from eating 2 cheeseburgers, the little girl took some Pepto-Bismol.
    participle
    gerund
    infinitive
    verb
    45s
  • Q10
    In the following sentence, identify the words as a gerund, participle, infinitive, or verb: Jennifer said the best place TO GO on Friday is Playtime Pizza.
    gerund
    verb
    infinitive
    participle
    45s
  • Q11
    In the following sentence, identify the underlined word or words as a gerund, participle, infinitive, or verb: The plan ACCEPTED by the committee involves a tax cut.
    participle
    verb
    infinitive
    gerund
    45s
  • Q12
    In the following sentence, identify the underlined word or words as a gerund, participle, infinitive, or verb: GETTING up early in the morning is sometimes a challenge.
    participle
    verb
    gerund
    infinitive
    45s
  • Q13
    In the following sentence, identify the verbal: Hector wants to be an acrobat when he grows up.
    to be
    acrobat
    wants
    grows up
    45s
  • Q14
    In the following sentence, identify the verbal: One of my favorite hobbies is taking pictures.
    hobbies
    one
    pictures
    taking
    45s

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