Verbals from Omnivore's Dilemma

Drag and drop the role of the word to follow it. Voting ​ (a)   makes ​ (b)   a difference​ (c)   .​

• gerund
• verb
• direct object
• infinitive
• participle

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Drag and drop the role of the word or phrase to follow it. Relying ​ (a)   on ​ experts or magazine articles is ​ (b)   a very new way to solve ​ (c)   the omnivore's dilemma.​ ​

• gerund
• verb
• infinitive
• participle
• direct object

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Drag and drop the role of the word to follow it. My ​ (a)   reporting (b)   took ​ (c)   me to the Magic Valley in Idaho.

• gerund
• verb
• participle
• direct object
• possessive

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Drag and drop the role of the word to follow it. This is ​ (a)   a giant public health problem, costing ​ (b)   the health care system an estimated ​ (c)   $90 billion per year.​ ​

• direct object
• participle with -ing
• participle past tense
• verb
• gerund

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Drag and drop the role of the word or phrase to follow it. I decided ​ (a)   to buy ​ (b)   a meal at McDonald's and eat it in a moving ​ (c)   car.​ ​

• direct object
• infinitive
• participle past tense
• verb
• participle with -ing

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Drag and drop the role of the word to follow it. Processing ​ (a)   food also burns ​ (b)   energy ​ (c)   ​ ​ .

• direct object
• verb
• participle past tense
• gerund
• infinitive

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Drag and drop the role of the word or phrase to follow it. Though there was a demand for it ​ (a)   , many companies did not have ​ (b)   the ability to farm ​ (c)   organically.

• participle past tense
• gerund
• dependent clause
• infinitive
• verb

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Drag and drop the role of the word to follow it. Feeding ​ (a)   a family of three at ​ (b)   home cost ​ (c)   us about $34.

• participle past tense
• gerund
• preposition
• verb
• infinitive

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Drag and drop the role of the word or phrase to follow it. As we have seen ​ (a)   , all that began ​ (b)   to change ​ (c)   about fifty years ago.

• participle past tense
• dependent clause
• verb
• infinitive
• gerund

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Drag and drop the role of the word to follow it. Cascadian Farms wanted​ (a)   people to buy ​ (b)   their food from ​ (c)   local farmers instead of from big corporations.

• participle past tense
• verb
• infinitive
• gerund
• preposition

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A