
Verbals
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8th Grade
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Erin Sholtis
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by Erin Sholtis
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Fill in the Blanks
A verbal can never be the acting verb in a sentence.
Type true or false below
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There are THREE types of verbals:
-Infinitives - to+verb
-to go, to be, to talk
-Participles - end in -ing or -ed; act as an adjective
-crying child; parked car; frozen pond
-Gerunds - end in -ing; act as a noun
-Running is a great stress reliever
-You can relieve stress by running.
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Let's see how you do
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Fill in the Blanks
Type the infinitive from the following sentence or the word none if there is no infinitive:
He bought some flowers to give to his wife.
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Type the infinitive from the following sentence or the word none if there is no infinitive:
It would be too dangerous to swim in the ocean right now.
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Fill in the Blanks
Type the infinitive from the following sentence or the word none if there is no infinitive:
Do you understand what to do?
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Fill in the Blanks
Type the infinitive from the following sentence or the word none if there is no infinitive:
Can I ask you to help me with something?
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- act as an adjective
Breaking glass, fixed mirror, frozen lake
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Multiple Choice
Identify the appropriate participle for the following sentence.
The thief abandoned the __________ car near the hospital.
red
stolen
fast
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Multiple Choice
Identify the participle that best completes the sentence:
_______ down from the tree, the monkey could see many people.
Looking
Looked
Looks
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Multiple Choice
The child refused to play with the ____ toy.
Choose the participle that completes the sentence.
broken
old
other
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Multiple Choice
I felt ____ when I saw my house was still standing after the tornado.
Choose the participle to complete the sentence.
relief
happy
relieved
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Singing is her talent.
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Multiple Choice
Select the gerund in the following sentence: Wearing red and blue on game day shows school spirit.
wearing
on game day
red and blue
shows
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Multiple Choice
Select the gerund in the following sentence: You should give studying more a try
should
more
a try
studying
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Multiple Choice
Select the gerund in the following sentence: Josephine's bad habit is gritting her teeth.
her teeth
bad habit
gritting
is gritting
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Multiple Choice
Select the gerund in the following sentence: The baby began crying when he dropped his pacifier on the floor.
dropped
crying
on the floor
began
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