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Understanding Verbals in Sentences

Authored by Adrien Chatman

English

8th Grade

Understanding Verbals in Sentences
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a gerund?

Running

To run

Ran

Runs

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of the infinitive in the sentence: "She wants to learn Spanish"?

Subject

Direct object

Adjective

Predicate nominative

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the participle in the following sentence: "The barking dog woke up the neighbors."

Barking

Dog

Woke

Neighbors

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence uses a gerund as the subject?

Swimming is my favorite activity.

I like to swim.

The swimmer won the race.

She is swimming.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence "To finish the project on time, we worked late," what is the function of the infinitive phrase?

Adjective

Adverb

Noun

Verb

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences contains a participial phrase?

The girl, smiling brightly, waved at her friend.

The girl smiled at her friend.

The girl is smiling.

The girl will smile.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the sentence where the gerund acts as the object of the preposition.

She is interested in learning French.

Learning French is fun.

She wants to learn French.

She learned French quickly.

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