Verbal Basics

Is the infinitive being used as the SUBJECT or DIRECT OBJECT? 
To eat a crisp apple is one of the joys of autumn.

• direct object
• subject

What kind of phrase is in red?
George greatly enjoys planting corn. 

• infinitive
• gerund
• participle 
• none

What kind of phrase is in red?
The news showed pictures of houses destroyed by the hurricanes. 

• infinitive
• gerund
• participle 
• none

What kind of phrase is in red?
We took the subway to Columbia Square. 

• infinitive
• gerund
• participle 
• none

What kind of phrase is in red? 
To ignore a sore throat is not a very good idea.

• infinitive
• gerund
• verb
• participle

What kind of phrase is in red? 
Hearing my dad's voice on the phone, I answered quickly.

• verb
• gerund
• participle 
• none

What kind of phrase in in red? 
Deciding on one will be hard.

• infinitive 
• none
• participle
• gerund

What kind of phrase is in red? 
Do you want to go to the early movie or the late one? 

• infinitive
• gerund
• none
• participle

What kind of phrase is in red? 
Accepted by every college she applied to, my sister must make a difficult decision

• none
• gerund
• participle
• infinitive 

What kind of phrase is in red? 
Please take the laundry basket to the bedroom. 

• none
• gerund
• infinitive 
• participle