Verbals: Quiz 1

Please identify the infinitive in the following sentence:

In order to save money, Lisa stopped buying cappuccinos at Starbucks.

Please identify the past participle in the following sentence:

Aluminium, also known as aluminum, is number 13 in the periodic table.

How many infinitives does the following sentence contain?

The fuller is the groove in the side of a sword blade. Its primary purpose is not to provide a gutter for blood, but to lighten the weight of the sword.

Please determine what kinds of verbals the following sentence contains:

He went into the competition thinking that to cook a wild boar would be a cinch.

In the following sentence, which present participle has a helping verb, and so is part of a verb phrase?

Samuel is working on creating a 3D Printer big enough to print an entire city.

Please determine if the following sentence contains a verbal:

My cousin Jeffrey looks like a little garden gnome—especially after growing a beard!

Please identify the past participle in the following sentence:

What is your country’s lowest recorded temperature?

In the following sentence, what is the present participle that has a helping verb with it?

While admiring Tom’s jawline, Jen wondered if she was drooling.

Please identify the past participle that is acting like an adjective:

The leadership convention was a disaster. The main speaker failed to show for his promised keynote speech.

Please identify the gerund in the following sentence:

Whistling should be a core subject in the new curriculum.