1. Gerunds and Infinitives GRUDGEBALL
Who will be the Grudgeball champions?

2. What is not true about a verbal?
A. A verbal plus its complements make a verbal phrase
B. A verbal looks like a verb but acts as another part of speech
C. There are three types of verbals: gerunds, infinitives, and participles
D. A verbal is a verb

3. What is a gerund? A. A verb form that acts as a noun ending in –ing
B. A verb form that acts as an adjective ending in –ing
C. A verb ending in –ing
D. A verb form that acts as a noun ending in –ed

4. Which sentence uses a gerund?
A. Tommy loves to swim.
B. Tommy is swimming in the pool.
C. Tommy’s favorite thing to do is swimming.
D. Tommy will go swimming after school.

5. What is not true about an infinitive?
A. An infinitive is a verb form that consists of “to” + verb
B. An infinitive is a verb
C. An infinitive can function as a noun, an adverb, or an adjective
D. An infinitive looks like a verb but acts as another part of speech

6. Which sentence is using an infinitive?
A. We went to Cara’s birthday party on Friday.
B. All Cara wanted to do was open presents.
C. Cara handed all the wrapping paper trash to her mom.
D. Cara’s favorite part was blowing out the candles.

7. B. To my neighbor’s house
To earn extra money, I went to my neighbor’s house and mowed their yard. What is the infinitive?
A. To earn extra money
B. To my neighbor’s house
C. To my
D. To earn

8. Waking up early is ruining my sleep schedule. What is the gerund?
A. waking
B. ruining
C. Waking up early
D. Is ruining

9. The seventh graders gave completing their homework every night a try
The seventh graders gave completing their homework every night a try. Completing is a(n)…
A. infinitive
B. verb
C. gerund
D. participle

10. I plan to give peace a chance. Which is true?
A. To give peace a chance is a gerund phrase
B. To give peace a chance is an infinitive phrase
C. To give peace a chance is a prepositional phrase
D. I plan to give is an infinitive phrase

11. The restless girls were fidgeting during the entire movie
The restless girls were fidgeting during the entire movie. Fidgeting is a(n):
A. verb
B. gerund
C. infinitive
D. participle

12. Are you taking Jordan to dance practice?
A. To dance is an infinitive
B. Taking is a gerund
C. To dance practice is a prepositional phrase
D. Are you taking is a gerund phrase

13. I was led to believe that you were an honest person.
A. Prepositional phrase
B. verb
C. gerund
D. infinitive

14. They went to the park to have a picnic.
A. To have a picnic is an infinitive phrase
B. To have a picnic is an infinitive
C. To have is a preposition
D. To have a picnic is a prepositional phrase

15. Opening presents is my favorite thing to do on my birthday
Opening presents is my favorite thing to do on my birthday. What is the gerund phrase?
A. opening
B. Opening presents
C. To do
D. My favorite thing

16. Opening presents is my favorite thing to do on my birthday
Opening presents is my favorite thing to do on my birthday. What is the gerund phrase?
A. opening
B. Opening presents
C. To do
D. My favorite thing

17. Walking across the bridge was scary
Walking across the bridge was scary. What is the function of the gerund phrase?
A. subject
B. Direct object
C. Predicate noun (subject complement)
D. Object of the preposition

18. The goal was to win the brownie points competition
The goal was to win the brownie points competition. What is the function of the Infinitive phrase?
A. subject
B. direct object
C. adjective
D. adverb

19. John got in trouble for Talking. What is the function of the gerund?
A. subject
B. Direct object
C. Predicate noun (subject complement)
D. Object of the preposition

20. Stephanie could not stop Talking. What is the function of the gerund?
A. subject
B. Direct object
C. Predicate noun (subject complement)
D. Object of the preposition

21. Haley never stops talking about eating
Haley never stops talking about eating. What is the function of the gerund?
A. subject
B. Direct object
C. Predicate noun (subject complement)
D. Object of the preposition

22. Ms. Callahan wants to go on vacation
Ms. Callahan wants to go on vacation. What is the function of the Infinitive phrase?
A. subject
B. direct object
C. adjective
D. adverb

23. Tim went to the rec center for swimming. What is swimming?
A. A gerund
B. An appositive
C. A participle
D. An infinitive

24. Studying for grammar is difficult unless you complete practice.
A. Studying for grammar is a gerund
B. Grammar is the subject
C. Studying for grammar is the direct object
D. Studying for grammar is the subject

25. The Hyper chimpanzee is ruining my party. Ruining is a(n)…
A. verb
B. gerund
C. infinitive
D. participle

26. What is a verb phrase? B. A helping verb plus another verb
A. A verb plus an infinitive
B. A helping verb plus another verb
C. An action verb plus a gerund
D. A linking verb plus another verb

27. I promise not to lose my new iPhone 6.
A. To lose is an infinitive phrase
B. To lose my new iPhone 6 is an infinitive
C. To lose my new iPhone 6 is an infinitive phrase
D. My new phone is a verb phrase

28. He is the one to see. To See is…
A. A gerund
B. functioning as an adjective
C. Functioning as a direct object
D. Functioning as a noun

29. Shrek did not want fairy tale creatures to live in his swamp
Shrek did not want fairy tale creatures to live in his swamp. What is the infinitive phrase?
A. To live in his swamp
B. To live
C. Did not want
D. Did want

30. Ms. Callahan dislikes running in the heat. Running is…
A. A verb
B. An infinitive
C. A participle
D. A gerund

31. The finals are supposed to be very hard. To be is…
A. A verb
B. An infinitive
C. A participle
D. A gerund

32. She is drinking water all day long. Drinking is…
A. A verb
B. An infinitive
C. A participle
D. A gerund