Verbals and Verbal Phrases Practice



Verbals and Verbal Phrases Practice



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|1. |Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase: I am eager|

| |to take any Saturday job. |

|  |[pic] |(A) |am eager |

|  |[pic] |(B) |any Saturday job |

|  |[pic] |(C) |to take any Saturday job |

|  |[pic] |(D) |none of the above |

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|2. |Identify the infinitive or infinitive phrase: |

| |To shell walnuts is difficult. |

|  |[pic] |(A) |To shell walnuts |

|  |[pic] |(B) |is difficult |

|  |[pic] |(C) |shell |

|  |[pic] |(D) |none of the above |

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|3. |Identify the present participle or participial phrase: |

| |The flailing duck quacked at us as a warning. |

|  |[pic] |(A) |quaked at us |

|  |[pic] |(B) |flailing duck |

|  |[pic] |(C) |as a warning |

|  |[pic] |(D) |none of the above |

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|4. |Identify the past participle or participial phrase: |

| |The passage, translated into three languages, foretold a|

| |terrible tragedy. |

|  |[pic] |(A) |the passage |

|  |[pic] |(B) |into three languages |

|  |[pic] |(C) |translated into three languages |

|  |[pic] |(D) |none of the above. |

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| 5. |[pic] |(A) |Jay enjoyed |

|  |[pic] |(B) |floating on the raft |

|  |[pic] |(C) |enjoyed floating |

|  |[pic] |(D) |none of the above |

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|6. |Identify the gerund or gerund phrase in the following sentence: Riding the Mad Butterfly upsets |

| |Becky's stomach. |

|  |[pic] |(A) |Riding the Mad Butterfly |

|  |[pic] |(B) |upsets Becky's stomach |

|  |[pic] |(C) |Riding |

|  |[pic] |(D) |none of the above |

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|7. |Choose the answer that tells how the capitalized phrase is used: Sandy, ENCOURAGED BY ALL OF US, |

| |told her story. |

|  |[pic] |(A) |subject of verb |

|  |[pic] |(B) |object of verb |

|  |[pic] |(C) |adjective |

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|8. |Choose the answer that tells how the capitalized phrase is used: Mr. Wells assigned READING TWO |

| |CHAPTERS. |

|  |[pic] |(A) |adjective |

|  |[pic] |(B) |object of verb |

|  |[pic] |(C) |adverb |

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|9. |Choose the answer that correctly describes the capitalized word or phrase: SueAnne came in out of |

| |the rain, DRIPPING WET. |

|  |[pic] |(A) |participial phrase |

|  |[pic] |(B) |gerund phrase |

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|10. |Choose the answer that correctly describes the capitalized word word or phrase: CHEATING |

| |never gets you anywhere. |

|  |[pic] |(A) |participial phrase |

|  |[pic] |(B) |gerund phrase |

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WRITTEN GRAMMAR ASSIGNMENT: On the back of this paper, write a story about one of your pets (present or past). Write about any animal if you’ve never had a pet : ( In the story, use at least one infinitive, two gerunds, and two participles. 3-4 sentences should do it.

An Ode to My Deceased Cat

Our oldest cat, Ugly Bug, was the leftover kitten in an adorable litter of nine. Well, almost adorable. Ugg (as we later called her) was a spotted runt who looked like a mixture of ten scrappy, mismatched cats. Feeling sorry for the little thing, we claimed her after all the others were adopted. She grew up to be the best cat ever. Ugg was very affectionate; and loved purring loudly when she got her way.

(sample sentence with participles, an infinitive and a gerund)

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