Verbals Worksheet

PARTICIPALS:
1. The nervous bird was pecking at the girl.
2. A printout of the results was taped to the door.
3. The freezing lady put on her new jacket.
4. The spilled oil spread over the entire floor.
5. The finished assignment is due by this evening.
6. The brave woman rescued the trembling cat.
7. The elected president of the council must work very hard.
8. We went camping carrying plenty of food and water.
9. That newspaper blowing all over the yard is making a real mess.

GERUNDS:
1. Sending cards for birthdays is a nice thing to do.
2. Sharing holidays with loved ones can brighten a wintry day.
3. The traditions of celebrating some holidays date back centuries.
4. Coloring eggs and wrapping presents are holiday activities.
5. Eating is another holiday favorite-eating too much, that is.
6. Mr. Doofbaun enjoys seeing his son on Father’s day.
7. For Independence Day, many people think flying a flag is appropriate.
8. Some don’t eat at all on holidays, and can’t stop fasting until night.
9. Honoring the members of our military is the purpose of a holiday.

INFINITIVES:
1. Some old people haven’t learned to turn on a computer.
2. To say really mean things to people isn’t very nice.
3. It can be hard to choose if you don’t know all of the choices.
4. Please don’t forget to do your homework.
5. To succeed in life takes a lot of dedication.
6. He new how to quickly fix the problem with the barking dogs.
7. To build a strong mind takes the same effort as building a strong body.
8. They had to immediately leave to get to their meeting on time.
9. Would you like to lend me fifty dollars?