# Gerunds, participles and infinitives

> Grade 8: gerund (swimming is fun), participle (the broken window), infinitive (to win), spot the verbal, how it works in the sentence.

Source: https://olyclass.com/library/language-g8-verbals-en/

- Subject: Reading & writing
- Level: Grade 8
- Practice: 16
- Play it free on one screen (projector, TV or whiteboard): https://olyclass.com/library?play=language-g8-verbals-en
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- Games it plays well in: [Paper Race](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/paper-race/), [Three in a Row](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/three-in-a-row/), [Line of Four](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/line-of-four/), [Team Bingo](https://olyclass.com/classroom-games/team-bingo/)

## Questions

1. Which sentence contains a gerund? (Reading is relaxing. / She is reading now. / The sun is shining. / They are running home.)
   Answer: Reading is relaxing.
2. In "She enjoys reading," what job does "reading" do? (Adjective / Main verb / Object of the verb / Subject of the verb)
   Answer: Object of the verb
3. A gerund is the -ing form of a verb that works as a noun.
   Answer: True
4. Which phrase has a past participle used as an adjective? (a running tap / the breaking news / the broken window / the window breaks)
   Answer: the broken window
5. In "The crying baby smiled," what is "crying"? (A gerund / A past participle / A present participle / An infinitive)
   Answer: A present participle
6. Give the past participle of the verb "freeze" used in "the ___ lake".
   Answer: frozen
7. Which is an infinitive? (to win / winning / wins / won)
   Answer: to win
8. In "I want to leave early," the infinitive is "to leave".
   Answer: True
9. In "To learn takes time," what is the role of "To learn"? (Adjective / Main verb / Object / Subject)
   Answer: Subject
10. Which sentence has a gerund, not a participle? (Painted walls look fresh. / Painting relaxes me. / She is painting now. / The laughing boy waved.)
   Answer: Painting relaxes me.
11. Which of these is a verbal? (happy / to sing / under / very)
   Answer: to sing
12. In "She is singing," the word "singing" is a gerund.
   Answer: False
13. What is the infinitive of the verb in "He ran home"?
   Answer: to run
14. Which sentence has a participle phrase describing the girl? (Laughing is the girl's hobby. / Laughing loudly, the girl ran off. / The girl likes laughing loudly. / The girl ran off to laugh.)
   Answer: Laughing loudly, the girl ran off.
15. In "Her hobby is baking," what kind of word does "baking" act as?
   Answer: A noun (a gerund)
16. In "I stopped to rest," what does "to rest" show? (A noun subject / A past action / The purpose of stopping / The thing stopped)
   Answer: The purpose of stopping