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VERBALS
participles = verb acting like an adjective
The swimming pool looked inviting.
Swimming all day, I felt exhausted.
gerunds = verb acting like a noun
Skiing is an ideal winter activity.
I love skiing in Montana.
infinitives = to + a verb
Infinitive phrase = to + verb +
any objects/modifiers/phrases
to catch a spider
to believe in fairytales
to kick the ball past the dazed goalie
Infinitives can act as adjectives.
•If an infinitive is used as an adjective, it has to
come after the noun it modifies.
•I have places to go, people to see, and things to
do.
•Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is a transcendent
book to read.
•Everyone struggles with difficulties to overcome.
Infinitives can act as adverbs. (Insert “in order to” right
before the infinitive.)
• Adverb infinitives are used to modify verbs. They usually
tell why.
• After a tragedy occurs, a nation’s leader gives a speech to
uplift the people.
• The inspector came to check the dam for leaks.
• I need a book to read for my report.
• Adverb infinitives are used to modify predicate adjectives.
• The new soldiers were ready to listen and obey.
• This puzzle is difficult to complete.
Infinitives as nouns can Class Example
be . . .
Subject
To text and drive is
dangerous.
Direct Object
He wants to learn
French.
Predicate Nominative
My goal is to graduate
high school.
Object of Preposition
I am going to finish my
workout.
Appositive
Her hobby, to travel, is
expensive.
Your Example (with
vocabulary verbs)
Sneaky, implied infinitives!
•Paul arrived in New York to study
physics and learn more about
engineering.
•She needs to study harder and get to
school on time.
•John did nothing over the weekend
except gaze out the window.
Pick a side
on the
controversy.
Split with a
purpose!
Grammar Check!
•Rewrite the DGP sentence,
changing the infinitives to gerunds.
•To sit in a boat and dangle your feet
in the water is relaxing until a storm
begins to loom.