Verbals - Participles, Gerunds, and Infinitives
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Two quizzes dealing with locating participles and participial phrases |
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Two quizzes on finding gerund phrases and identifying the function of the phrase |
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One quiz on infinitives and prepositional phrases, one quiz on locating phrases |
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One test covering all three verbal groups |
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Participles and Participial Phrases
Quiz # 1 - Number your paper from 1-10. Locate the participle or participles in each sentence. Check your answers with the key at the end of the quiz.
1. The dripping faucet kept me awake during the night.
2. People at the family reunion vacated the area when they saw the approaching storm.
3. Her car had bent disc brakes which almost caused an accident.
4. The Iron Chef cooked vegetables and used diced herbs to add flavor.
5. An unchained dog can create apprehension for experienced mail carriers.
6. Several stolen computers were located by the police.
7. Rusted cars with broken windows and cracking paint littered the junk yard.
8. The guest of honor sat at the reserved table in the dining room.
9. A disorganized office does not necessarily mean the employee is unprofessional.
10. The hooting of an owl went unnoticed through the slumbering forest.
Participles and Participial Phrases
Quiz # 2 - Number your paper from 1-10. Locate the participial phrases in each sentence. Check your answers with the key at the end of the quiz. One sentence has no participial phrases, so be careful not to label a verb phrase as a participial phrase. Write the word none on your paper for the sentence that has no participial phrase.
1. The quilt displayed near the window belongs to a woman from
2. A cruise ship heading toward us created a powerful wake.
3. Waiting for the bus to arrive, the couple thought about their vacation.
4. Scientists are fascinated by the Aurora Borealis located near the
5. The small child, fabricating another story, caused problems for kids in his class.
6. Crafted many years ago, the log cabin still stood up to intense weather.
7. The audience, held in awe by David Copperfield, could only guess at what was to come next.
8. Listening to the radio commentary, the fans became dismayed when the best player was released.
9. The buildings constructed by Frank Lloyd Wright were the most popular.
10. His tie was made in
This section contains two quizzes with ten sentences each. For each quiz, number your paper from 1-10 and identify the gerund phrase and the function of the gerund phrase in each sentence. Label the function using the following letters: (s) subject, (io) indirect object, (do) direct object, (op) object of a preposition, (app) appositive, or (pn) predicate nominative. Some sentences may have more than one gerund phrase.
Quiz # 1 - Gerund Phrases - Identify each phrase and label its function.
1. Our coach gave hiring an assistant serious consideration.
2. Federico gave up his favorite hobby, collecting baseball cards.
3. Her neighbor's horse won first place by jumping successfully over all the rails.
4. Catching lightning bugs can be fun in the summertime.
5. His belief, getting to sleep early, helped him while he was in college.
6. The politician objected to releasing his medical files.
7. Our plan for winning next year is advertising on television.
8. Juggling chainsaws can be extremely dangerous.
9. The runner discussed winning the New York City Marathon.
10. The admiral's objective was capturing the renegade raiding ship.
Quiz # 2 - Gerund Phrases - Identify each phrase and label its function.
1. Changing the lighting is necessary during theatrical performances.
2. The owner did not permit smoking in the restaurant.
3. A psychologist's best trait is listening to others.
4. Her bad decision, skipping a day of school, cost her two days in suspension.
5. Mom gave making mashed potatoes a try.
6. Washington Roebling's greatest accomplishment was designing the
7. Many reasons for leaving the game caused the crowd to disperse.
8. The landlord's responsibility, maintaining the apartment complex, became too much of a burden for him.
9. Everyone in the band liked eating out.
10. The umpire balked at taking a bribe.
Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases
This section has two quizzes of ten sentences. The first quiz deals with identifying the underlined words as an infinitive or a prepositional phrase. The second quiz covers identifying infinitive phrases. Neither section will require you to identify the function of the phrase.
Quiz # 1 - Prepositional Phrase or an Infinitive? Number your paper from 1-10. Label each underlined word group as a prepositional phrase or an infinitive. You may use the label (p) for prepositional phrase and (i) for an infinitive.
1. The family went to church on Sunday morning.
2. We hoped to leave for vacation as soon as next week.
3. I need some time to think before making this decision.
4. The quickest way to complete the job is to pay someone to finish it.
5. Two community leaders went to college for second degrees.
6. To triumph in national competition would be rewarding.
7. Several scouts became lost on the way back to camp.
8. The spacecraft was designed to orbit Venus.
9. Her boss encouraged her to participate more often.
10. We went out to lunch.
Quiz # 2 - Locating infinitive phrases - Number your paper from 1-10. Write the infinitive phrase in each sentence.
1. To ward off any insects, one must use repellent.
2. He looked forward to the vacation, but he knew that needed to save more money.
3. The small children went to look for seashells.
4. A family of raccoons was eager to invade the campsite.
5. We would like to try to win the game.
6. Surprisingly, the committee was not ready to vote on the issue.
7. Climbing to the top of the hill, the hikers hoped to see the sunset.
8. The tourists were afraid to handle the snake.
9. To believe in oneself is essential in life.
10. She was the first person to cross the finish line.
Number your paper from 1-10. Write each verbal phrase in the following paragraphs and label each one participial, gerund, or infinitive. There will only be ten total phrases. Do not write any single participles, gerunds, or infinitives for this exam.
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Many of Wharton's early books deal with the class structure existing in society and people's resistance to social change. Wharton disregarded this theme, however, in her famous novelette Ethan Frome. This story is about a simple new England people who are doomed to live with the narrow confines of convention. After writing The Age of Innocence, she won the Pulitzer Prize. In all, Wharton published more than fifty books, one of which was an autobiography, A Backward Glance.