This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Verbal Functions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Functions Quiz 2 (56 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of verbal?I love to relax at the beach. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Not a verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 2. Is the participle in RED being used as an ADJECTIVE or VERB PHRASE? The charging defense team sacked the exhausted quarterback. A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 3. What is the RED phrase?My son, running into the end zone, is smiling from ear to ear. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 4. A verbal is ..... A) A verb form that only functions as an adjective. B) Any phrase beginning with TO. C) A verb form that only functions as a noun. D) A verb form that doesn't function as a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A verb form that doesn't function as a verb. 5. What type of verbal is green?Buddy wasn't bothered by the snickering strangers. A) Participial. B) Infinitive. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial. 6. What type of verbal phrase is green?Buddy the Elf, hoping to find his parents, heads to New York City. A) Participial. B) Infinitive. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial. 7. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:Most students hate writing essays. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of preposition. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 8. Which of these is NOT an example of a verbal communication skill A) The speed of our speech. B) Language used. C) Volume of speech. D) Eye contact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eye contact. 9. What kind of phrase is in red? The dog lapping up water so fast must have been very thirsty. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Verb. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 10. What is the function of the verbal?A good hobby for kids is painting. A) Object of a preposition. B) Subject. C) Subject complement. D) Direct object. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject complement. 11. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:He made a habit of chewing with his mouth open. A) Direct object. B) Subject complement. C) Object of preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of preposition. 12. What is the infinitive in the following sentence? A) To win. B) Be playing. C) Playing aggressively. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win. 13. Is the participle in RED being used as an ADJECTIVE or VERB PHRASE? I feel as if I have been carrying this backpack for three days! A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 14. What kind of phrase is in red?The news showed pictures of houses destroyed by the hurricanes. A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 15. Is the gerund being used as the SUBJECT, DIRECT OBJECT, or OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION? June 14 is Flag Day, a day for remembering the first American flag. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of preposition. 16. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:You can achieve anything by practicing. A) Object of preposition. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of preposition. 17. How is the verbal used? To go fishing is my favorite way to spend the summer. A) Adjective. B) Subject. C) Direct Object. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 18. What type of verbal?The fallen snow is all over my car. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Not a verbal. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participle. 19. What type of verbal phrase is green?Smiling is my favorite! A) Gerund. B) Marsupial. C) Infinitive. D) Participial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 20. What is the best definition of a gerund? A) A verb phrase with an-ing word. B) A verb that ends in-ing and functions as a noun. C) A combination of helping verbs and other words. D) The word "to" plus a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A verb that ends in-ing and functions as a noun. 21. The blue word is ..... Giggling, Layla skipped home from school. A) A gerund. B) An adverb. C) A noun. D) A participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A participle. 22. Identify the blue phrase in this sentence:We watched rangers preparing the campground for the season. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Participial phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) Infinitive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial phrase. 23. What type of verbal?Keith researched different methods for measuring. A) Infinitive. B) Not a verbal. C) Gerund. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 24. What is the function of the verbal?Studying for a test is important. A) Subject. B) Adjective. C) Object of a preposition. D) Subject complement. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject complement. 25. What type of verbal?The teacher asked you to get quiet. A) Participle. B) Infinitive. C) Not a verbal. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 26. What type of verbal phrase is green?Baking Christmas cookies is Buddy's favorite activity. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 27. What kind of phrase is in red? Please take the laundry basket to the bedroom. A) None. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None. 28. Is the infinitive being used as the SUBJECT or DIRECT OBJECT? To eat a crisp apple is one of the joys of autumn. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 29. Is the infinitive being used as the SUBJECT or DIRECT OBJECT? Sam hopes to be a good friend to everyone. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 30. What is the infinitive phrase in the following sentence? A) Had hoped I could come. B) Over to your house. C) To finish before dinner. D) Long list of things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To finish before dinner. 31. What is the gerund in the following sentence? A) During. B) To like. C) Singing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Singing. 32. What kind of phrase is in red?George greatly enjoys planting corn. A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 33. How is the verbal used? The broken building was haunted. A) Direct object. B) Adjective. C) Subject. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 34. Identify the the phrase in the sentence.My son, running into the end zone, is smiling from ear to ear. A) Gerund. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Participle. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 35. Is the infinitive being used as the SUBJECT or DIRECT OBJECT? To build a fire in a strong wind take skills. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 36. What is the function of the verbal?To swim wild and free, like a dolphin, would be fun! A) Direct object. B) Adjective. C) Subject complement. D) Subject. E) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 37. What type of verbal?Please keep students from running in the hallway. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Not a verbal. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 38. What is the RED phrase?Flying in a plane is my favorite way to travel. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infintive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 39. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:The children's talking and yelling made it difficult to teach. A) Direct object. B) Subject complement. C) Subject. D) Object of preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject. 40. What kind of phrase is in red? In soccer, players use their feet to do almost everything. A) Infinitive. B) Participle. C) Verb. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 41. What type of verbal?Studying for a test is important. A) Not a verbal. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 42. What kind of phrase is in red? Hearing my dad's voice on the phone, I answered quickly. A) Verb. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 43. What are the 3 types of verbals? A) Participles, gerunds, verbs. B) Gerunds, infinitives, participles. C) Verbs, nouns, helping verbs. D) Verbals, infinitives, gerunds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerunds, infinitives, participles. 44. In this sentence, the blue infinitive phrase functions as-Zach tried to convince his teacher that his ideas were original. A) A noun. B) A verb. C) An adjective. D) An adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun. 45. What is the function of the verbal?To sit perfectly still is difficult. A) Subject complement. B) Direct object. C) Adjective. D) Subject. E) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject complement. 46. How is the verbal used? I wanted to run away from home. A) Subject. B) Adjective. C) Object of the prespostion. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 47. How is the verbal used? Blinded by the light, we all huddled in the corner out of fear. A) Direct object. B) Adjective. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 48. Is the infinitive being used as the SUBJECT or DIRECT OBJECT? What do you want to do this Saturday? A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 49. What kind of phrase is in red? To ignore a sore throat is not a very good idea. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 50. Which sentence uses a participial phrase? A) The fence, which was broken and dirty, looked terrible. B) Shutting out their opponent, the other team celebrated in victory. C) Swimming in the pool all day is my favorite way to spend the summer. D) I am pretty tired and not interested in staying up too late tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shutting out their opponent, the other team celebrated in victory. 51. Is the participle in RED being used as an ADJECTIVE or VERB PHRASE? Drew has decided to order a piece of the tempting chocolate cake. A) Adjective. B) Verb phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 52. Which sentence uses a participial phrase as an adjective? A) Working hard is the key for being successful in life. B) The book, torn and ripped nearly to shreds, was now worthless. C) My friend, who participated in the Olympics, is a talented runner. D) Lily jumped over the small stream and gracefully landed on the other side. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book, torn and ripped nearly to shreds, was now worthless. 53. Is the gerund being used as the SUBJECT, DIRECT OBJECT, or OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION? Eating special foods is one way to celebrate special days. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of a prepostion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 54. Which sentence uses an infinitive as a noun? A) The best movie to watch is coming on TV tonight at 9:00. B) Phil wanted to play video games, but he finished his homework first. C) The cheerleaders traveled to the away games to cheer for the football team. D) Rachel is the kind of girl who is always happy to help anyone who needs it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phil wanted to play video games, but he finished his homework first. 55. What kind of phrase is in red? Accepted by every college she applied to, my sister must make a difficult decision A) None. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 56. Determine the FUNCTION of the INFINITIVE in the following sentence:She wanted to bake a cake. A) Adverb. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement. D) Adjective. E) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerbal Functions Quiz 1Case Marking QuizCase System QuizFunctional Grammar QuizIdeational Metafunction QuizInterpersonal Metafunction QuizLexical Grammar QuizLexical Relations Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books