This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Verbal Functions – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Functions Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What kind of phrase in in red? Deciding on one will be hard. A) Infinitive. B) None. C) Participle. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund. 2. What is the function of the verbal?The squeaking wheel alerted the mechanic to a potential problem. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement. D) Object of a preposition. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Adjective. 3. Gerund verbal phrases act like ..... A) Adjectives. B) Nouns. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nouns. 4. Which sentence contains a correctly used participial phrase? A) The squawking geese kept me awake camping by the lakeside. B) After brushing on another stroke of fiery crimson, the canvas looked complete. C) Peering through the rain spattered window, the scenery appeared lush and verdant. D) Kicking the ball into the upper left hand corner of the goal, the striker scored the winning goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kicking the ball into the upper left hand corner of the goal, the striker scored the winning goal. 5. What is the function of the verbal?Keith researched different methods for measuring. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement. D) Object of a preposition. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of a preposition. 6. What kind of phrase is in red?We took the subway to Columbia Square. A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 7. What type of verbal phrase is green?My friends and I love to watch the movie Elf. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participial. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 8. What is the function of the verbal?The fallen snow is all over my car. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement. D) Object of a preposition. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Adjective. 9. Is the gerund being used as the SUBJECT, DIRECT OBJECT, or OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION? Making New Year's resolutions is another tradition. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 10. Participialverbal phrases are verb forms that act like ..... A) Nouns. B) Adjectives. C) Verbs. D) Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectives. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. A verbal is ..... A) A verb form that only functions as an adjective. B) A verb form that only functions as a noun. C) Any phrase beginning with TO. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Which of these is NOT an example of a verbal communication skill A) The speed of our speech. B) Eye contact. C) Language used. D) Volume of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eye contact. 19. What kind of phrase is in red? The dog lapping up water so fast must have been very thirsty. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 20. What is the function of the verbal?A good hobby for kids is painting. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement. D) Object of a preposition. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject complement. 21. Determine the FUNCTION of the GERUND in the following sentence:He made a habit of chewing with his mouth open. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Object of preposition. D) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of preposition. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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