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Gerunds Participle Infinitive Phrases Misc review Miscellaneous review 2

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Round 2

Final Jeopardy

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2 parts: A gerund can act as what?

What does a gerund always end in?

2 parts: A gerund can act as what?

What does a gerund always end in?


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Subject, DO, IO, PN, OP

Always ends in “ing”

Subject, DO, IO, PN, OP

Always ends in “ing”

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$200$200

Name the gerund and tell what it is acting as in the following

sentence:

After building her strength, she could walk with a little help.

Name the gerund and tell what it is acting as in the following

sentence:

After building her strength, she could walk with a little help.


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Building - OPBuilding - OP

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$300$300

Name the gerund and tell what it is acting as in the following sentence:

From her mother, she learned balancing.

Name the gerund and tell what it is acting as in the following sentence:

From her mother, she learned balancing.


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Balancing - DOBalancing - DO

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Name the gerund phrase and tell what it is acting as in the following sentence:

Horseback riding has many benefits for people with disabilities.


Horseback riding has many benefits for people with disabilities.


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Horseback riding - SubjectHorseback riding - Subject

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$500$500


Cory’s hobby is reading mystery novels.


Cory’s hobby is reading mystery novels.


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Reading mystery novels - PNReading mystery novels - PN

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$100$100

2 Parts: A participle acts as what?

What does a participle end in?

2 Parts: A participle acts as what?

What does a participle end in?


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Participles act as adjectives

They end in – “ing”, “d or ed”, or change spelling

Participles act as adjectives

They end in – “ing”, “d or ed”, or change spelling

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$200$200

Name the participle and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:

In the finished commercial, the dog disappears right through the cabinet door.

Name the participle and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:

In the finished commercial, the dog disappears right through the cabinet door.


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Finished - PastFinished - Past

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$300$300

Name the participle/participial phrase and tell whether it is present or past in the following sentence:

Have you seen the commercial that shows a dog chasing a

squirrel?


Have you seen the commercial that shows a dog chasing a

squirrel?


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Chasing a squirrel - presentChasing a squirrel - present

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$400$400


Staring at the door, the dog waited for the trainer to open it.


Staring at the door, the dog waited for the trainer to open it.


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Staring at the door - dogStaring at the door - dog

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$500$500


The chosen dog earned a million dollars to star in that commercial.


The chosen dog earned a million dollars to star in that commercial.


$500$500

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Chosen - pastChosen - past


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What is an infinitive?What is an infinitive?


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To + verb To + verb


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Name the infinitive and infinitive phrase:

Ringo the cat liked to nap indoors every morning.

Name the infinitive and infinitive phrase:

Ringo the cat liked to nap indoors every morning.


$200$200

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(To nap) indoors every morning - do

(To nap) indoors every morning - do


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Name the infinitive/infinitive phrase:

To play outside was for afternoons.

Name the infinitive/infinitive phrase:

To play outside was for afternoons.


$300$300

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(To play) outside - subject(To play) outside - subject


$400$400

Name the infinitive/infinitive phrase :

Meowing, the cat went to the gas meter and began to dig.

Name the infinitive/infinitive phrase :

Meowing, the cat went to the gas meter and began to dig.


$400$400

To dig - doTo dig - do

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$500$500

Revise the following paragraph by Revise the following paragraph by substituting infinitives for the underlined substituting infinitives for the underlined

words.words.

Revise the following paragraph by Revise the following paragraph by substituting infinitives for the underlined substituting infinitives for the underlined

words.words.


1. Having a dog or gerbil was out of the question for Duane Wright. He had trouble breathing whenever he came in contact with fur. So he found Goliath, a female iguana. She seemed happy 2. while keeping Duane company. One night, Duane stopped breathing. With her sharp claws Goliath started scratching hard 3.with the hope of waking Duane. She also began 4. whipping his face with her scaly tail. Eventually, Duane began to breathe again. Who would believe that an iguana would come 5.around rescuing a man?

1. Having a dog or gerbil was out of the question for Duane Wright. He had trouble breathing whenever he came in contact with fur. So he found Goliath, a female iguana. She seemed happy 2. while keeping Duane company. One night, Duane stopped breathing. With her sharp claws Goliath started scratching hard 3.with the hope of waking Duane. She also began 4. whipping his face with her scaly tail. Eventually, Duane began to breathe again. Who would believe that an iguana would come 5.around rescuing a man?


$100$100

Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what it is functioning as in the following sentence:

Strolling around the neighborhood pleased Priscilla, a three-month-old piglet.

Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what it is functioning as in the following sentence:

Strolling around the neighborhood pleased Priscilla, a three-month-old piglet.


$100$100

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Strolling around the neighborhood –

gerund phrase

subject

Strolling around the neighborhood –

gerund phrase

subject


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Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what it is

functioning as in the following sentence:

Walking, Victoria would wave to the neighbors.

Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what it is

functioning as in the following sentence:

Walking, Victoria would wave to the neighbors.


$200$200

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walking – present participlewalking – present participle


$300$300

Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell what

it is functioning as in the following sentence:

Priscilla was taught to swim with the family dogs.



Priscilla was taught to swim with the family dogs.


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To swim with the family dogs

Infinitive

do

To swim with the family dogs

Infinitive

do


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Grabbing Priscilla’s leash, the boy held on tightly.



Grabbing Priscilla’s leash, the boy held on tightly.


$400$400

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Grabbing Priscilla’s leash – participial phrase

Grabbing Priscilla’s leash – participial phrase


$500$500

Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell

what it is functioning as in the following sentence:

The 45-pound piglet began pulling the 90-pound boy back to shore.

Name verbal/verbal phrase, if it is gerund/participle/infinitive, and tell

what it is functioning as in the following sentence:

The 45-pound piglet began pulling the 90-pound boy back to shore.


$500$500

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Pulling the 90-pound boy back to shore – gerund DO

Pulling the 90-pound boy back to shore – gerund DO


$100$100

What is the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling

participle?

What is the difference between a misplaced modifier and a dangling

participle?


$100$100

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Misplaced modifier is in the wrong place.

Dangling participle has something missing from the sentence.

Misplaced modifier is in the wrong place.

Dangling participle has something missing from the sentence.


$200$200

Where do you put punctuation in a quotation?

Where do you put punctuation in a quotation?


$200$200

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Inside the quotation marks

“That was fun!”

Inside the quotation marks

“That was fun!”


$300$300

A preposition needs to be how many letters to be capitalized in a title? (if

it’s not the first/last word)

A preposition needs to be how many letters to be capitalized in a title? (if

it’s not the first/last word)


$300$300

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Five lettersFive letters


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What is the difference between a hyphen and

a dash?

What is the difference between a hyphen and

a dash?


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A hyphen separates or connects words - a dash

separates phrases or clauses

A hyphen separates or connects words - a dash

separates phrases or clauses


$500$500

Fill in the following charts. You MUST put the helping

verbs!!

Fill in the following charts. You MUST put the helping

verbs!!


$500$500

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present pastPresent participle

Past participle

drink

run

lie

lay

sink

bring


$100$100

What type of sentence has 1 Ind. Clause and one or more

Dep. clauses?

What type of sentence has 1 Ind. Clause and one or more

Dep. clauses?


$100$100

complexcomplex

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$200$200

What type of conjunction starts a dependent clause?

What type of conjunction starts a dependent clause?


$200$200

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subordinatingsubordinating


$300$300

Name the coordinating conjunctions known as

FANBOYS.

Name the coordinating conjunctions known as

FANBOYS.


$300$300

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For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so


$400$400

What is the question we should always ask ourselves when we

are trying to determine if a verb is active or passive voice?

What is the question we should always ask ourselves when we

are trying to determine if a verb is active or passive voice?


$400$400

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Is the subject doing anything?

Is the subject doing anything?


$500$500

She has (lain, laid) the wreath on the door.

She has (lain, laid) the wreath on the door.


$500$500

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laidlaid


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VerbalsVerbals

Final Jeopardy Question


What is the definition of a verbal?

How can we tell that it is not the verb in the sentence?

What is the definition of a verbal?

How can we tell that it is not the verb in the sentence?


Answers will varyAnswers will vary

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