Verbals

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1.: The fire burned brightly, heating the room.
verb / verbal
2.: Climbing a ladder should only be done with a partner.
verb / verbal
3.: You should be sleeping since it is after midnight.
verb / verbal
4.: The books sitting on the shelf are waiting for their owners.
verb / verbal

Directions:: Click on the verbal in each sentence. You may need to click on two words if the verbal is an infinitive.

5.: Your job is to draw the illustrations for our book.
6.: Covered in mud, my giant dog ran in and jumped on my bed.
7.: Concerned for her safety, Julia's father called her repeatedly until she answered.
8.: The dogs barking in the backyard want to go for a walk.

Directions:: Click first on a participle then the noun it modifies. Repeat for each participle in the sentence. Don't include participles that are part of verb phrases.

9.: We decided that we liked the fried chicken better than the baked chicken in the salad.
10.: Both the excited students and the frazzled teacher were glad to get home after the long field trip.
11.: Bobbing and weaving, the boxer did his best not to get hit.
12.: The broken windows of the abandoned house allowed stray cats to make it their home.

Directions:: Click on all the words in the participial phrase(s) in each sentence.

13.: The pool water, heated by the sun, was nice and warm on the cool day.
14.: Loved by many, Goodnight Moon has been translated into multiple languages.
15.: The carpet, stained with cola, needed to be steam cleaned.
16.: Covered with chocolate, even broccoli might taste good.

Directions:: Identify the underlined participial phrase as restrictive or nonrestrictive. Commas have been left out on purpose.

17.: Sammi dressed as our school mascot danced around the stadium.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
18.: The chairs reupholstered by my mother looked brand new.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
19.: The team wearing blue uniforms won the game.
restrictive / nonrestrictive
20.: The computers in our lab donated by a local company aren't new but still work well.
restrictive / nonrestrictive

Directions:: Click on the word modified by the underlined participial phrase.

Directions:: Click on the gerund(s) in each sentence. Make sure not to click on participles used as adjectives or as part of verb phrases.

Directions:: Click on all the words in the gerund phrase(s) in each sentence.

29.: Standing up on those swings is not a safe way to play.
30.: We enjoy watching scary movies after midnight.
31.: We should begin mowing the lawn before it rains.
32.: Finding your missing earring in your messy room is like finding a needle in a haystack.

33.: I want to plant some watermelons in my back yard.
34.: If you want to play that board game, you will have to find all the game pieces.
35.: Your father wants you to think he was always a serious student, but these pictures show that he liked to have fun.
36.: It is important to drink plenty of water when you are playing in this heat.

Directions:: Click on all the words in the infinitive phrase(s) in each sentence.

Directions:: Identify each underlined verbal or verbal phrase as a participle/participial phrase, gerund/gerund phrase, or infinitive/infinitive phrase.

41.: Next Friday I plan to have a party at my house.
participial phrase / gerund phrase / infinitive phrase
42.: This is my favorite book to read when I am bored.
participial phrase / gerund phrase / infinitive phrase
43.: I plan on finding myself a job after I return from vacation.
participial phrase / gerund phrase / infinitive phrase
44.: The students gladly went back to class after the disappointing assembly.
participle / gerund / infinitive

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