Verbals Exercises

Directions: Choose the appropriate infinitive or gerund to complete the sentence. In some
cases, either one may be appropriate.
1. I miss (to be/being) with my family.
2. We prepared (welcoming/to welcome) them.
3. He begged (to come/coming) with us.
. I disli!e (dri"ing/to dri"e) long distances.
#. $he recommended (to see/seeing) the show.
%. $he failed (to return/returning) the boo! to the library.
&. He swore (telling/to tell) the truth.
'. I couldn(t resist (to eat/eating) the dessert.
). *he men began (to run/running).
1+. *he men finished (to run/ running).
11. $he claims (to !now/!nowing) a famous person.
12. He ris!s (losing/to lose) all of his money.
Directions: Underline the participial phrases! in each of the follo"ing sentences, and dra"
a line to the noun or pronoun modified.
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1. ,etting up at fi"e- we got an early start.
2. .acing college standards- the students reali/ed that they hadn(t wor!ed hard
enough in high school.
3. $tatistics reported by the 0ational 1ducation 2ssociation re"ealed that se"enty percent of
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. *he o"erloaded car gathered speed slowly.
#. ,athering my courage- I as!ed for a temporary loan.
Directions: Using participle phrases, combine the follo"ing sets of sentences.
1. 2 fire destroyed much of the house in 1)&#.
2. 3im rebuilt the house in the early 1)'+s.
1. *he ship was struc! by a torpedo.
2. *he ship san! into the ocean.
1. *he ship struc! and iceberg.
2. *he ship san! into the ocean.
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