Question

Locate the verbal in the following sentence and identify its type.

Few pastimes are more enjoyable than reading.
infinitive
participle
gerund

Answer 1

Pastimes, and infinitive.

Answer 2

Reading- Gerund

Step-by-step explanation:

Verbal is a verb which as adjective, nouns or an adverb. there are three types of verbal:

Infinitive

Participle

Gerund

In the above sentence, 'reading' is the verbal gerund. A verbal gerund is a verb which functions as a noun. Hence, when it acts a noun it can be indirect, direct object, subjects, object of a preposition and so forth. Herein, reading act as a noun which acts as a indirect object.