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Identify gerunds, participles, and infinitives and explain the job each one does in a sentence.
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Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
In 'Running the school newspaper takes most of her free time,' the group of words beginning with Running is which kind of verbal phrase?
In 'Racing along the fence, the puppy chased a butterfly,' the group of words beginning with Racing is which kind of verbal phrase?
In 'Fixing the leaky faucet took Marcus two hours,' what job does the gerund phrase Fixing the leaky faucet do?
In 'The whole team enjoys practicing on the new field,' what job does practicing on the new field do?
In 'Nadia improved her essay by rereading it aloud,' what job does the gerund phrase rereading it aloud do?
In 'Her greatest talent is drawing detailed maps,' what job does the gerund phrase drawing detailed maps do?
In which sentence does the participial phrase seem to describe the wrong noun?
In 'Carved from a single block of oak, the bench survived three winters,' which noun does the participial phrase describe?
In 'Amara hopes to join the robotics club,' what job does the infinitive phrase to join the robotics club do?
In 'The best time to plant tulips is late October,' what job does the infinitive phrase to plant tulips do?
In 'Dev stayed after school to finish his lab report,' what job does the infinitive phrase to finish his lab report do?
In 'To memorize every county name would take weeks,' what job does the infinitive phrase do?
Which sentence contains a gerund?
In which sentence is the -ing word a participle describing a noun?
Which sentence contains an infinitive phrase?
In 'Collecting rare stamps became her favorite hobby after the move,' which group of words is the gerund phrase?
In 'The scientist, working late in the greenhouse, recorded every measurement,' which group of words is the participial phrase?
In 'Our plan to raise money for new uniforms surprised the principal,' which group of words is the infinitive phrase?
In 'Reading before bed helps Malik fall asleep,' is Reading before bed a gerund phrase or a participial phrase?
In 'Shivering in the doorway, Ana waited for the bus,' is Shivering in the doorway a gerund phrase or a participial phrase?
In 'The broken window let cold air into the classroom,' broken is a participle. What job does it do?
In 'The choir is rehearsing the final song,' what is rehearsing?
In 'Before starting the experiment, the students reviewed the safety rules,' what job does starting the experiment do?
True or False: In 'To swim across the lake requires stamina,' the infinitive phrase To swim across the lake is the subject of the sentence.
In 'Dana wants to leave early,' what job does the infinitive phrase to leave early do?
In which sentence does the infinitive phrase tell why the action happened?
In which sentence is the gerund phrase the direct object of the verb?
In which sentence does the infinitive phrase describe a noun?
In 'The letters stacked on the desk belonged to my aunt,' which noun does the participial phrase stacked on the desk describe?
In 'Tomas dislikes waiting in long lines,' what kind of verbal is waiting?
In 'Written in 1892, the diary described a harsh winter,' the group of words beginning with Written is which kind of verbal phrase?
In 'The runners waiting at the starting line stretched their calves,' what job does the participial phrase waiting at the starting line do?
Which sentence contains a participial phrase?
In 'The committee decided to postpone the vote,' what job does the infinitive phrase to postpone the vote do?
In 'Sonia listened to the radio to hear the score,' which group of words is the infinitive phrase?
In 'The chef served the roasted vegetables on a warm plate,' what kind of verb form is roasted?
Which statement describes what gerunds, participles, and infinitives all have in common?
Which job can a gerund never do in a sentence?
In 'Marta walked home, humming a tune from the concert,' what job does humming a tune from the concert do?
In 'The team needs a way to raise funds quickly,' what job does the infinitive phrase to raise funds quickly do?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

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