Underline the verbal phrases in the following sentences. identify the phrase as a participle, a gerund, or a verb. leaving the beach, he built two huts and hunted the island goats. his diet of fresh vegetables, fruit, and goat meat was very healthy. eventually, he became so fleet that he could catch a running goat without a rifle!

Leaving the beach (a gerund), he built two huts and hunted the island goats.

His diet of fresh vegetables, fruit, and goat meat was (verb) very healthy.

Eventually, he became so fleet that he could catch a running (a participle) goat without a rifle!

i go to the store and buy some cheese,suddenly there was akward silence.   out of no where comes a ninja, and he takes an apple, and chokes the cashier, until he passes out.   the disapeared in a puff of smoke.   the cashier went to the doctor, and everything was fine again.   they all lived happily ever after without anymore ninjas.

the end

go to buy cheese= exposition

akaward silence= rising action

ninja chokes the cashier= climax

cashier goes to the doctor= falling action

they live happily ever after= resolution