Verbals Practice

Identifying Gerunds and Infinitives Determine the verbal in each sentence.Gerunds- Verbals ending in -ing that are nouns in a sentence.Infinitives- Verbals that have to + a verb and can be nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. 1. “Did seeing the reindeer on the roof scare you?” Did Seeing Scare 2. The elf wanted to get the kids from the village up to the north pole. Wanted to get Up 3. The only thing to do was write santa. To do Was Write 4. Writing to Santa is a good way to get what you want for Christmas *Pick 2. Writing is to get Identifying Function of Verbals In the following, decide what the verbal in the sentence is doing. 5. If you want my help making gingerbread cookies, you just need to ask. Describing what to do to get help. Describing why you need help. Describing who to ask for help. 6. Singing Christmas carols is my favorite part of the holidays. Describing how to sing. Describing what is the person's favorite part of the holidays. Describing why singing is the person's favorite part of the holidays.