gerunds and infinitives review

A gerund is a word that ends in ​ (a)   and acts as a ​ (b)   in the sentence.

• -ing
• noun
• -ly
• verb
• -s

Painting made me appreciate how light affects color.

The gerund in this sentence is

• painting

• appreciate

• how light

• affects

Dory’s favorite activity is acting in drama class.

The gerund phrase in this sentence is

• acting in drama class

• is acting

• activity is acting

• in drama class

The problem is thinking of an exciting topic.

The gerund in this sentence is

• thinking

• exciting

• is thinking

• an exciting topic

John prefers taking photos of people rather than videos.

The gerund phrase in this sentence is

• taking photos of people

• taking photos of people rather than videos

• prefers taking photos

• John prefers taking

Maryanne told me that she enjoys sewing with her grandmother's knitting needles.

The gerund in this sentence is

• sewing

• knitting

• enjoys sewing

• knitting needles

An infinitive is the word ​ (a)   followed by a ​ (b)  

• to
• verb
• too
• noun
• gerund
• is

We expected to lose the first game.

The infinitive in this sentence is ___________

Mrs. Smith gave us a project to complete before next Thursday.

The infinitive in this sentence is _________

Susan wanted to get warm so she walked closer to the fire.

The infinitive phrase in this sentence is

• to get warm

• closer to the fire

• to the fire

• to get warm so she walked