Section A: Find the participle in each sentence. A participle looks like a verb but acts like a describing word.
1. The doctor put a cast on my broken arm.
2. I heard a singing bird this morning.
3. The opening door made a squeaky noise.
4. The frozen pond shimmered in the sunlight.
5. Sarah enjoyed watching the racing cars.
Section B: Find the infinitive in each sentence below. An infinitive is the word to along with a verb, acting like a noun.
6. It’s always good to eat before school.
7. I want to fly an airplane.
8. To be a doctor is my ambition.
9. I think it would be so much fun to skate.
10. The girls will learn to sew.
Section C: Look at the words that come after to. Then label it an infinitive or a prepositional phrase.
11. We are planning to swim.
12. Let’s go to the lake.
13. We walked to the car.
14. I brought some lunch to eat.
15. We want to fry the fish.
Answers: 1-broken; 2-singing; 3-opening; 4-frozen; 5-racing; 6-to eat; 7-to fly; 8-to be; 9-to skate; 10-to sew; 11-“to swim” infinitive; 12- “to the lake” preposition; 13-“to the car” preposition; 14-“to eat” infinitive; 15-“to fry” infinitive