Verbs Doing Other Jobs.

In each sentence there is an underlined verbal. Identify whether the verbal is a participle, gerund, or infinitive.


1. The frightened people ran for their lives. Participle

2. Randy learned not to ride fast over cobbled streets. Participle

3. The wailing of the bagpipes frightened the baby. Gerund

4. For tomorrow I plan to learn a poem by heart. Infinitive

5. Helen promoted the practice of making contributions to good causes. Participle

6. Reaching the Big Apple by 9 O' clock, they begin work. Participle

7. By evening, returning to Connecticut is a relief. Gerund

8. Which of Melville's works is our assigned book? Participle

9. My fondest wish, to meet Frank Sinatra, never came true. Infinitive

10. Our swimming instructor taught us the butterfly stroke. Participle