Verbal Phrase

7.The student left in charge of the class couldn’t control his classmates.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

Swimming in your pool is always fun.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

The college recommends sending applications early.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

I am expected to do the dishes at his house every night.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

Gathering my courage, I asked the teacher for help with my schoolwork.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

After getting good grades, I went to the beach all summer.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

Jumping up and down, the cheerleaders urged the team on and got the fans to their feet.

• Infinitive Phrase

• Gerund Phrase

• Participial Phrase

An infinitive phrase...

• Always contains to+verb

• Always begins with an -ing verb

• Always contains a past tense verb

• Can always be deleted from the sentence

Select all of the statements that are true about gerund phrases:

• They will have commas

• They function like a noun in the sentence

• You can replace the phrase with "this activity" to test if you are correct