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Verbals

Verbals. Is it a…… Participle Gerund or Infinitive ????. Sitting in the rain , the child was soaked. Participle. Gerund. Infinitive. Incorrect You are not Smarter than a 5 th grader!. Try Again. Correct!!!. Next Question. To be or not to be , that is the question:.

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Verbals

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  1. Verbals Is it a…… • Participle • Gerund or • Infinitive ????

  2. Sitting in the rain, the child was soaked. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  3. Incorrect You are not Smarter than a 5th grader! Try Again

  4. Correct!!! Next Question

  5. To be or not to be, that is the question: • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  6. Incorrect To study or not to study, that is the question: To study is the answer. Try Again

  7. Correct!!! Next Question

  8. The National Guard was called in to handle the rising waters. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  9. Incorrect Remember to go over your notes! Try Again

  10. Correct!!! Next Question

  11. Waiting in line, I grew impatient. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  12. Incorrect Notebooks are not pillows! Try Again

  13. Correct!!! Next Question

  14. Waiting in line made me impatient. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  15. Incorrect Your parents will get angry if you fail your test. Try Again

  16. Correct!!! Next Question

  17. Reading is an important skill to learn. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  18. Incorrect “No soup for you!” Try Again

  19. Correct!!! Next Question

  20. I am going to go to the store. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  21. Incorrect You’d better go study. Try Again

  22. Correct!!! Next Question

  23. Preparing for a bad snowstorm, I bought plenty of food. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  24. Incorrect Preparing for a bad grade on the test, the student better study. Try Again

  25. Correct!!! Next Question

  26. My house destroyed in the storm and my family missing, I began to feel helpless. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  27. Incorrect Studying should be in your future. Try Again

  28. Correct!!! Next Question

  29. We had to look quickly, or we would have missed it. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  30. Incorrect I hope you have plans for your future, because becoming an English teacher is probably not going to work out. Try Again

  31. Correct!!! Next Question

  32. Catching up to the car, the police officer turned on his siren. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  33. Incorrect Wooo-OooWooo-Ooo! This is the grammar police. You are under arrest. Try Again

  34. Correct!!! Next Question

  35. Seeing the police car frightened the driver into fleeing. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  36. Incorrect Your head should not just be holding your shoulders down. Try Again

  37. Correct!!! Next Question

  38. As they sped through town, the danger appeared to increase. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  39. Incorrect As they answered the questions wrong, the danger of failing appeared to increase. Try Again

  40. Correct!!! Next Question

  41. The car sped past a school without slowing down. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  42. Incorrect Ben Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best dividends. “ I think you had better start investing. Try Again

  43. Correct!!! Next Question

  44. Officer Smith called to the officers waiting to ambush the speeder. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  45. Incorrect “Chance favors only the prepared mind.” Stop guessing. Try Again

  46. Correct!!! Next Question

  47. The tires shredded by the spikes, the car suddenly flipped. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

  48. Incorrect “Nobody’s a natural. You have to work hard to get good and then work hard to get better.” Try Again

  49. Correct!!! Next Question

  50. Their giggling annoyed the other viewers. • Participle • Gerund • Infinitive

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