Verbals
Number It!
Question:
Write a mathematical equation that explains what
verbals are in 30 seconds.
Answer:
Verb - Action = Verbal
Sing It!
Question:
Identify the three types of verbals by singing them
to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” in 30
seconds.
Answer:
Answer must go to the tune of “Row, Row, Row
Your Boat.” Answer should include participles,
infinitives, and gerunds.
Draw It!
Question:
Draw a picture that explains and defines the three
types of verbals in 1 minute.
Answer:
Answer should include participles, infinitives, and
gerunds. Participles are verbals that act like
adjectives, infinitives are verbals that consist of to
+ an action verb and can act like nouns, adjectives,
or adverbs, and gerunds end in -ing and are verbals
that act like nouns.
Act It Out!
Question:
Act like a verbal in 30 seconds. Your acting
should show that you understand what a verbal is.
Answer:
Answer should reflect that a verbal is a verb that
does not act like a verb.
Write It!
All Play Question!
Write a short story in 2 minutes about the three
types of verbals that shows you understand what
all of the verbals are. Your story must include a
dragon.
Answer:
Answer must include a dragon. Answer should
include participles, infinitives, and gerunds.
Participles are verbals that act like adjectives and
can end in -ed or -ing, infinitives are verbals that
consist of to + an action verb and can act like
nouns, adjectives, or adverbs, and gerunds end in ing and are verbals that act like nouns.
Participles
Number It!
Question:
Write a mathematical equation that explains what
participles are in 30 seconds.
Answer:
Participle = verb + -ed or -ing
Sing It!
All Play Question!
Identify the tenses participles can take on in
sentences by singing them to the tune of the
alphabet song in 30 seconds.
Answer:
Answer should include past and present tense
verbs ending in -ed or -ing unless they are irregular
verbs.
Draw It!
Question:
Write the participial phrase at the top of the page.
Then, draw a picture that depicts the participial
phrase in the following sentence in 1 minute:
Queen Elsa had a surprised look on her face.
Answer: The participial phrase is “surprised look.”
It is a past tense participial phrase. The drawing
should show a surprised look on Elsa’s face.
Act It Out!
Question:
Retell the participial phrase in the sentence.
Explain how you know it is the participial phrase.
Then, act out the participial phrase in the following
sentence in 30 seconds:
Olaf danced the Macarena under the falling snow.
Answer: The participial phrase is “falling snow.”
It is a present participial phrase. The acting should
show the falling snow.
Write It!
Question:
Write a rhyming poem about participles that
explains how they act in sentences in 1 minute.
Answer:
Answer should explain that participles are verbals
that act like adjectives. They can be past or
present tense and end in -ed or -ing unless they are
irregular verbs.
Explain It!
Question:
Identify the participial phrase. Then, explain the
tense that the participial phrase is using and the
noun that it is describing in the following sentence
in 30 seconds:
Determined to reclaim the kingdom, Elsa
challenged the prince to a kickboxing match.
Answer: The participial phrase is “Determined to
reclaim the kingdom” and it is a past participial
phrase because the word “Determined” ends in -ed
and is a past tense verb. The phrase is describing
the noun “Elsa.”
Explain It!
Question:
Identify the participle. Then, explain the tense that
the participle is using and the noun that it is
describing in the following sentence in 30 seconds:
The prince was like a punching bag to Elsa.
Answer: The participle is “punching” and it is
describing the noun “bag.” “Punching” is a
present participle because it is a present tense verb
that ends in -ing.
Infinitives
Number It!
Question:
Create a mathematical equation that explains what
infinitives are in 30 seconds.
Answer:
Infinitive = to + action verb
Sing It!
Question:
Identify the three ways infinitives can act in
sentences by singing them to the tune of “Mary
Had a Little Lamb” in 30 seconds.
Answer:
The song must go to the tune of “Mary Had a
Little Lamb” and should indicate that infinitives
are verbals that are to + an action verb and can act
like nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
Draw It!
All Play Question!
Write the infinitive phrase at the top of the page.
Then, draw a picture that depicts the infinitive
phrase in the following sentence in 1 minute:
Ms. Priestner’s dog, Fleetwood, wanted to
snowboard with unicorns.
Answer:
The infinitive phrase is “to snowboard with
unicorns.” The picture should show a dog
snowboarding with unicorns. The infinitive phrase
is acting as an adverb because it is supporting the
action verb “wanted.”
Act It Out!
Question:
Retell the infinitive phrase in the sentence.
Explain how you know it is the infinitive phrase.
Then, act out the infinitive phrase in the following
sentence in 30 seconds:
Ms. Priestner decided to snowboard to work with
her dog, Fleetwood.
Answer: The infinitive phrase is “to snowboard to
work.” It is acting as an adverb supporting the
action verb “decided.” The acting should show
someone snowboarding.
Write It!
All Play Question!
Write as many infinitives as you can in 30
seconds!
Answer: Answers may vary, but should all be to +
an action verb (i.e. to sing, to eat, to hug, to
cuddle, to prance, ect.)
Explain It!
Question:
Identify the infinitive phrase. Then, explain how
the infinitive phrase is being used in the following
sentence in 30 seconds:
To win the snowboarding competition against
Fleetwood was Ms. Priestner’s goal.
Answer: The infinitive phrase is “To win the
snowboarding competition” and it is acting as a
noun because it is the subject of the sentence.
Explain It!
Question:
Identify the infinitive. Then, explain how the
infinitive is being used in the following sentence in
30 seconds:
Fleetwood decided to cheat by starting the race
before the timer went off.
Answer:
The infinitive phrase is “to cheat” and it is acting
as an adverb describing the action verb “decided.”
Explain It!
Question:
Identify the infinitive phrase. Then, explain how
the infinitive phrase is being used in the following
sentence in 30 seconds:
It was Fleetwood’s goal to embarrass Ms. Priestner
by beating her in the race.
Answer:
The infinitive phrase is “to embarrass Ms.
Priestner.” It is acting as an adjective describing
the noun “goal.”
Gerunds
Number It!
Question:
Write a mathematical equation that explains what
gerunds are in 30 seconds.
Answer:
Gerunds = Verb + -ing
Sing It!
Question:
Sing the gerunds song. Add a line to the song that
explains the four forms gerunds can take in
sentences in 30 seconds.
Answer:
The song must go to the tune of the gerunds song
and should indicate that gerunds are verbals end in
-ing, act like nouns, and can be featured in
sentences as direct objects, predicate nominatives,
objects of prepositions, or subjects.
Draw It!
Question:
Draw a picture that shows the one way that
gerunds always act in sentences in 30 seconds.
Answer:
The drawing should somehow show that gerunds
act like nouns.
Act It Out!
All Play Question!
Retell the gerund phrase in the sentence. Explain
how you know it is the gerund phrase. Then, act
out the gerund phrase in the following sentence in
30 seconds:
Cruising around the classroom in her jeep is Ms.
Priestner’s dream.
Answer: The gerund phrase is “Cruising around
the classroom in her jeep.” It is acting as the
subject of the sentence because it is located at the
beginning of the sentence. Action should show
someone driving a jeep.
Write It!
Question:
Write a greeting card that wishes someone a happy
birthday using a gerund phrase in 30 seconds.
Answer:
Answer must include a gerund phrase. Example:
“Wishing you a Happy Birthday is my #1 goal for
today!” The gerund phrase in that sentence is
“Wishing you a Happy Birthday” and it is acting
as the subject of the sentence because it is located
at the beginning of the sentence.
Explain It!
Question:
Identify the gerund phrase. Then, explain how the
gerund phrase is being used in the following
sentence in 30 seconds:
Ms. Priestner is riding her jeep down the hall.
Answer:
The gerund phrase is “riding her jeep down the
hall” and it is acting as a predicate nominative
because it comes after the linking verb “is.”
Explain It!
Question:
Identify the gerund phrase. Then, explain how the
gerund phrase is being used in the following
sentence in 30 seconds:
Driving her jeep into each of her students’
classrooms was fun.
Answer:
The gerund phrase is “Driving her jeep into each
of her students’ classrooms” and it is acting as the
subject of the sentence because it is located at the
beginning of the sentence.
Explain It!
Question:
Identify the gerund phrase. Then, explain how the
gerund phrase is being used in the following
sentence in 30 seconds:
Ms. Priestner greeted her students by beeping the
horn of her jeep.
Answer:
The gerund phrase is “beeping the horn of her
jeep” and it is acting as an object of a preposition
because it comes after the preposition “by.”
Explain It!
Question:
Identify the gerund phrase. Then, explain how the
gerund phrase is being used in the following
sentence in 30 seconds:
The students enjoyed watching Ms. Priestner drive
her jeep through the halls of the school.
Answer:
The gerund phrase is “watching Ms. Priestner
drive her jeep through the halls of the school.” It
is acting as a direct object because it comes after
the action verb “enjoyed.”