Exploring Verb Forms: Participles, Infinitives, and Gerunds

What term is used to describe a verb acting as a different part of speech in a sentence?

• Verbal

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

What ending does a present participle always have?

• -s

• -ing

• -en

• -ed

Which of the following is a characteristic of past participles?

• Can end in -ed, -en, or other endings

• Always ends in -ing

• Never changes form

• Is always used as the main verb

What is a participial phrase?

• A phrase used to express a complete thought

• A phrase that acts as a noun

• A phrase beginning with a participle and acting as a unified chunk

• A phrase that contains no verbs

What are the two components of an infinitive in English?

• A verb and an adjective

• "to" and a verb

• A verb and an adverb

• "to" and a noun

Which famous phrase is an example of a split infinitive?

• To be or not to be

• To have and to hold

• To win the race

• To boldly go where no man has gone before

Which of the following is true about infinitives?

• They can only act as adverbs

• They are always one word

• They can be split for rhetorical effect

• They never start with "to"

What distinguishes a gerund from a participle?

• A gerund acts as an adjective

• A gerund acts as a verb

• A gerund acts as a noun

• A gerund acts as an adverb

In which sentence is the gerund used as a subject?

• Painting was Joanne's best art form

• Tony sat alone in the park

• Greg took his writing very seriously

• Felix loves swimming

What is the primary function of gerunds?

• To express actions as nouns

• To modify nouns

• To act as the main verb

• To introduce clauses