Gerunds, Infinitives, Participles

In the sentence, "Removing his glasses, the professor shook his head with disappointment," what is the underlined phrase?

• Gerund phrase

• Infinitive phrase

• Appositive phrase

• Participial phrase

What is the RED phrase?
Flying in a plane is my favorite way to travel.

• participle

• gerund

• infintive

• prepositional phrase

What is the RED phrase?

• participle

• gerund

• infinitive

• prepositional phrase

Which sentence has a gerund phrase?

• Gambling at the casino, Jeff lost his money.

• Collecting stamps is my hobby.

• Mya, my favorite aunt, loves to cook.

• To finish in first place, you have to run really fast.

What is the participle in the following sentence?
The sobbing child held his injured knee.

• The

• sobbing

• child

• held

Find the infinitive in each sentence.
In the past, John was terrified to play the tuba in front of people. 

• In the past,

• John was terrified

• to play the tuba

• in front of people. 

Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.

• washing

• piling

• malfunction

• cause

I'm thinking of painting my house.

• I'm 

• thinking

• painting

• house

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S)
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

• giving

• taking

• giving and taking

• none of the above

Is this a gerund sentence?

• True

• False