Country Name________________________________
Verbals and Verb Mood Time Trial
Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentences by underlining it. Then, draw an
arrow to the noun or pronoun that it modifies.
1. The loud noise woke the tired child from his nap.
2. Rolling his eyes, the boy marched up the stairs.
Identify the gerund in the following sentences by underlining it. Then, on the line to the left, indicate
what it functions as by writing s. for subject, p.n. for predicate nominative, d.o. for direct object, or o.p.
for object of a preposition. [1 of each]
3. _______ He heard the cracking of the ice.
4. _______ Skating on a frozen lake can be risky, especially if you are playing hockey.
5. _______ His favorite sport is skating.
6. _______ You can hurt yourself by falling on the hard ice.
Identify the infinitive in the following sentences by underlining it. Then, on the line to the left, indicate
what it functions as by writing n for noun, adj. for adjective, and adv. for adverb. [1 of each]
7. _______ He was happy to meet the senator.
8. _______ The purpose of this banquet is to recognize the winners.
9. _______ Scott Richards is the senator to watch.
Participle or Gerund? Identify whether the underlined word is a participle or gerund. Remember, if it
functions as an adjective, it is a participle. If it functions as a noun, it is a gerund.
10. _______ Dancing is one of my daughters’ hobbies.
11. _______ On a dance floor, I look like a dancing fool.
12. _______ After just a few songs, I’m sick of dancing.
Create a sentence about music that uses each of the following verbals and underline the verbal.
13. Participle:
14. Gerund:
15. Infinitive:
Verb Moods- Identify the verb mood of each of the following sentences by using the following
abbreviations: IND for indicative, INT for interrogative, IMP for imperative, CON for conditional, and SUB
for Subjunctive. [one of each mood]
16. Manners are often overlooked. ______________
17. Why don't you try being nice for a change? ______________
18. If you were royalty, you might get away with your rude behavior. ______________
19. Try to be nice. ______________
20. If you don’t try, you will certainly fail. ______________
Country Name________________________________
Verbals and Verb Mood Time Trial
Identify the participle or participial phrase in the following sentences by underlining it. Then, draw an
arrow to the noun or pronoun that it modifies.
1. The loud noise woke the tired child from his nap.
2. Rolling his eyes, the boy marched up the stairs.
Identify the gerund in the following sentences by underlining it. Then, on the line to the left, indicate
what it functions as by writing s. for subject, p.n. for predicate nominative, d.o. for direct object, or o.p.
for object of a preposition. [1 of each]
3. ___d.o.____ He heard the cracking of the ice.
4. __s_____ Skating on a frozen lake can be risky.
5. ___p.n.____ His favorite sport is skating.
6. ___o.p.____ You can hurt yourself by falling on the hard ice.
Identify the infinitive in the following sentences by underlining it. Then, on the line to the left, indicate
what it functions as by writing n for noun, adj. for adjective, and adv. for adverb. [1 of each]
7. ___adv____ He was happy to meet the senator.
8. __n_____ The purpose of this banquet is to recognize the winners.
9. ___adj____ Scott Richards is the senator to watch.
Participle or Gerund? Identify whether the underlined word is a participle or gerund. Remember, if it
functions as an adjective, it is a participle. If it functions as a noun, it is a gerund. [3 on the GG]
10. __ger_____ Dancing is one of my daughters’ hobbies.
11. ___par____ On a dance floor, I look like a dancing fool.
12. ___ger____ After just a few songs, I’m sick of dancing.
In the space below, create a sentence the uses each of the following verbals. [3 on the GG]
13. Participle: I like to listen to soothing music.
14. Gerund: My father embarrasses me by singing to music in the car.
15. Infinitive: I’m too embarrassed to sing in public.
Verb Moods- Identify the verb mood of each of the following sentences by using the following
abbreviations: IND for indicative, INT for interrogative, IMP for imperative, CON for conditional, and SUB
for Subjunctive. [one of each mood]
16. Manners are often overlooked. ____IND__________
17. Why don't you try being nice for a change? _____INT_________
18. If you were royalty, you might get away with your rude behavior. _____SUB_________
19. Try to be nice. _____IMP_________
20. If you don’t try, you will certainly fail. _____CON_________