NON-FINITE VERBAL PHRASE OR VERB PHRASE - WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWER KEY

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Non-Finite Verbal Phrases – Gerund Phrase, Participial Phrase and Infinitive Phrase. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.

After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:

• Define gerund, participle, infinitive and dependents – complements, modifiers.
• Identify the difference between finite verbal phrases and non-finite verbal phrases.
• Determine the purpose for which gerund phrases, participial phrases and infinitive phrases are used.
• Identify the patterns of gerund phrases, participial phrases and infinitive phrases.
• Exercise error identification to ensure that the modifiers in verbal phrases are placed correctly and are not dangling.
• Use verbal phrases to vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest and style.

This Download Includes:

• EXERCISE 1: Match the TERMS with their MEANINGS.
• EXERCISE 2: Identify the verbals based on their definitions and functions.
• EXERCISE 3: Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of verbals.
• EXERCISE 4: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your previous knowledge of verbal phrases.
• EXERCISE 5: Watch the video – Verbal Phrase - to answer the following questions.

1. Define a verbal with an example.
2. Define a non-finite verbal phrase with an example.
3. Define finite verbal phrase with an example.
4. Define non-finite verbal phrase types with an example each.

• EXERCISE 6: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your understanding of non-finite verbal phrases.
• EXERCISE 7: Identify the verbal phrases based on their definitions and functions.
• EXERCISE 8: Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of verbals and verbal phrases.
• EXERCISE 9: Identify the word class of the verbals and verbal phrases.
• EXERCISE 10: Identify the role of noun phrases as used in the sentences.
• EXERCISE 11: Identify the verbal phrases based on their roles and patterns. Colour code the phrases.
• EXERCISE 12: Identify the role of verbal phrases as used in the sentences.
• EXERCISE 13: Identify the pattern of verbal phrases as used in the sentences.
• EXERCISE 14: Identify the verbal phrases from the given sentences.
• EXERCISE 15: Identify the sentences that contain verbal phrases.
• EXERCISE 16: Replace the verbals with verbal phrases or vice versa.
• EXERCISE 17: Review the common errors writers make due to misplaced and dangling modifiers in the following examples.
• EXERCISE 18: Verify and correct the inappropriate use of verbal phrases.
• EXERCISE 19: Verify and correct the misplaced or dangling modifiers.
• EXERCISE 20: Exercise error identification to ensure that the modifiers are correctly placed and are not dangling.
• EXERCISE 21:

1. Name the action in the visual with a finite verb.
2. Convert the finite verb into a non-finite verbal (gerund, participle, infinitive) and frame a sentence to go with the visual.
3. Then expand the non-finite verbal to a non-finite verbal phrase (gerund, participial, infinitive) that is equivalent in meaning. 

• EXERCISE 22: Create verbal phrases using the given patterns.
• EXERCISE 23: Answer any one of the following to create new sentence patterns using verbal phrases.
• EXERCISE 24: Identify verbal phrases, name their types and state the words they modify.
• EXERCISE 25: Identify verbal phrases, name their types and functions.

Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:

• To challenge early finishers
• For effective tutoring
• As ESL stations and sub tubs
• As holiday work and homework
• For small group collaborations
• For an end of unit assessments 
• For reinforcement and enrichment

More Phrases Resources by the same Author:

• Phrase Types
• Verb Phrase
• Noun Phrase
• Adverb Phrase
• Adjective Phrase
• Preposition Phrase

This is what teachers say about these resources:

• THE NECKLACE - STORY COMPREHENSION - TASKS AND EXERCISES - Comment from Natoria Kennell Foster: "I LOVED this resource. I purchased it as I neared the end of my teaching of "The Necklace," so we did not use all of the activities, but the ones I used were great. I am definitely pulling from this if I teach this story next year." Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
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• COMPLEX SENTENCE STRUCTURE: 21 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Comment from TouchofTechSLP: "This was helpful for working on complex sentences with my speech students" Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• VERBAL PHRASES: 14 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Comment from ELLPro: "My students had a good time interacting with this resource thank you!" Rating: 4/5 (very satisfied)
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• PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES: 20 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Mrs Foleys English Extreme: "Great for 7th grade writing" Rating: 4/5 (very satisfied)
• ADVERBIAL PHRASES: 17 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Patrick Howard: As we stepped into remote learning I was looking for ways for my students to interact with the parts of sentences at home. These worksheets really helped to solidify their working knowledge of adverbials and prepositional phrases, and the role they play in sentences. Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• PROOFREADING WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Milloni Shah: Great proofreading practice for my students. Rating: 4/5 (very satisfied)
• PARTS OF SPEECH WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Courtney Flournoy: A great way to teach the language standards. Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• IMAGERY WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Stefani Karlsson: My students loved this resource and the activities included with it. They were engaged, learning and having fun! Thanks for your hard work. It is greatly appreciated. Rating: 5/5 (extremely satisfied)
• COMPOUND ADJECTIVES: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS - Easy to use. Plenty of examples and activities. - Nat Mack
• PARAGRAPH WRITING - 12 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: Perfect for assisting students in their paragraph and essay writing. - Martin Distelhorst
• ADJECTIVE PHRASES WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: Perfect for what I needed. - Laura T.
• PUNCTUATION WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: The content was great, and I appreciate that all of the advanced punctuation marks were assessed in one place. - Tiffani Rooney
• SPOKEN VS WRITTEN ENGLISH WORKSHEETS AND TASK CARDS: Excellent resource for the price. Saved me tons of time! - Crystal Louden
• SENTENCE STRUCTURE - 11 WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS: Great resource that can be easily used in the classroom. - Chris Macintosh
• WRITING WORKSHEETS AND TASK CARDS BUNDLE - This resource more than delivers! A wide range of very useful, practical and easy to teach writing examples and lesson plans. - Teresa Ruhde
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