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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Lesson 3-1: Present Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-2: Present Tense Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-3: Intensifying The Present Tense
Lesson 3-4: The Present Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-5: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal
Lesson 3-6: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-7: Remembering The Prepositional Phrase
Lesson 3-8: The Present Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-9: The Present Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-10: The Gerund as a Verbal
Lesson 3-11: The Gerund versus The Present Participle
Lesson 3-12: The Gerundial Phrase
Lesson 3-13: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-14: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-15: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial
Lesson 3-16: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial (Continued)
Quiz 3-17: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-18: The Present Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-19: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal
Lesson 3-20: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-21: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-22: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Quiz 3-23: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-24: Splitting the Infinitive
Lesson 3-25: Forming the Future Tense
Lesson 3-26: Past Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-27: Regular and Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-28: Past Tense versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-29: Present Participle versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-30: Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-31: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-32: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Quiz 3-33: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-34: The Past Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-35: The Past Participle as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-36: Past Participle versus Present Participle
Lesson 3-37: Past Participle versus Present Participle (Continued)
Lesson 3-38: The Past Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-39: Past Infinitive versus Present Infinitive
Lesson 3-40: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-41: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-42: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-43: Wishing For the Future Perfect
Quiz 3-44: Cumulative Review
Exercise 3-45: Module 3 Self-Test
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
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English Grammar
C
umulative Review
Quiz 3-23
Comments:
Prompt:
We now have considered the present tense verb form and three verbals formed from the present tense — the present participle, the gerund, and the present infinitive.
Directions:
Read each question below and do as directed.
1-10:
Click to select the verb phrase in each sentence and click to select below whether the phrase is present tense or is present participle.
1.
I
did
learn
this
lesson
well
.
2.
(
present tense
) (
present participle
)
3.
I
am
going
to
class
at
three
o'clock
.
4.
(
present tense
) (
present participle
)
5.
They
are
attempting
to
climb
the
wall
.
6.
(
present tense
) (
present participle
)
7.
He
does
not
intend
to
lose
this
game
.
8.
(
present tense
) (
present participle
)
9.
I
am
slowly
drifting
away
.
10.
(
present tense
) (
present participle
)
11-26:
Click to select the verbal or verbal phrase in each sentence, and click to select below whether the word or phrase in the prior sentence is participle/participial, gerund/gerundial or present infinitive.
11.
Surfing
on
the
California
coast
is
a
great
sport
.
12.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
13.
Most
surfers
love
to
ride
the
large
hollow
waves
.
14.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
15.
Arriving
at
the
surf
before
dawn
,
the
surfers
get
ready
.
16.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
17.
Some
surfers
enjoy
warming
themselves
by
the
fire
.
18.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present
infinitive
)
19.
To
wear
a
wetsuit
is
the
only
guard
against
the
cold
.
20.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
21.
Bobbing
like
corks
in
the
water
,
the
surfers
watch
the
waves
.
22.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
23.
Hanging
ten
on
a
surfboard
is
an
outrageous
experience
.
24.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
25.
For
many
hours
,
we
avoid
leaving
the
water
.
26.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present
infinitive
)