Participles, Gerunds, and Verbs

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Verb

A word that shows action.

Indirect object

A word that tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb is done.

Direct object

A word that tells who or what receives the action.

Verb

Alexa and Alexis were baking~ cupcakes for the class.

Predicate noun

Bob's favorite hobby is ~building scaled models of airplanes.~

Gerund

Josh likes skateboarding~ down steep hills.

Indirect object

Kyle gave bowling~ another chance.

Participle

Planning~ ahead, Sam filled a water bottle for his trip.

Object of the preposition

The class used up 30 mins by ~working on their projects.~

Verb

The restless student was fidgeting~ throughout the entire class.

Participle

The zoning~ committee will not allow a skate park to be built there.

Subject

~Having defined goals~ will help you plan your future.

Adjective

~Torn and tattered~, the clothes looked old.

Direct object

Try ~surfing that wave one more time~ before it gets dark.

Clause

What is a group of related words that contains a subject and a verb?

Phrase

What is a group of related words that doesn't contain both a subject an a verb?

Gerund

What is a verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun?

Participle

What is a verb form that can be used as an adjective?

Predicate nominative

What is a word that is in the predicate and refers to the subject?


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