1. Name and define the three types of verbals.
Answer: Participle - A verb used as an adjective.
Gerund - A verb ending in -ing and used as a noun.
Infinitive - A verb that usually begins with to and is used as a noun, adjective or adverb.
2. Identify the verbal in the following sentence and label it as a particple, gerund or infinitive.
Singing is a talent that gets better with practice.
Answer: singing, gerund.
3. Identify the verbal in the following sentence and label it as a particple, gerund or infinitive.
The student's desire was to pass the test.
Answer: to pass, infinitive.
4. Identify the verbal in the following sentence and label it as a particple, gerund or infinitive.
Her passion was running.
Answer: running, gerund.
5. Identify the verbal in the following sentence and label it as a particple, gerund or infinitive.
The singing nun became a superstar.
Answer: singing, participle.
