Verbal Quiz

The Flash used his speed to catch the bank robber.
What type of verbal is in red in the sentence above?

• participle
• infinitive
• gerund
• not a verbal

The Joker came up with a terrifying plan.
What type of verbal is in red in the sentence above?

• gerund
• infinitive
• participle
• not a verbal

The exhausted children napped on the floor.

• Participle
• Gerund
• Infinitive
• None of the above

Knitting is her favorite winter hobby.

• Participle
• Gerund
• Infinitive
• None of the above

I have no one to decorate the tree with me this evening.

• Participle
• Gerund
• Infinitive
• None of the above

What is the best definition of an infinitive?

• A verb phrase with an -ing word

• A verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun

• A combination of helping verbs and other words

• The word "to" plus a verb

What is the best definition of a gerund?

• A verb phrase with an -ing word

• A verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun

• A combination of helping verbs and other words

• The word "to" plus a verb

What is the gerund in the following sentence?

During the concert, the crowd was said to like my singing.

• during

• to like

• singing

What is the gerund?
Bernard hates buttering toast with a fork.

• Bernard
• hates
• buttering
• toast

What's the verbal?

I feel falling rain upon my head.

• participle

• gerund

• infinitive