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Verbals
I’m having an
identity crisis.
Verb
Examples:
The rapidly developing
storm kept small
boats in port.
The pleased student
smiled at the teacher.
Present Participles
Present participles are formed
by adding –ing to the plain form
of the verb.
Example: The laughing student
grinned like a Cheshire cat.
Past Participles
Past participles are formed by adding either –
ed, -d-, -t, -en, or –n to the plain form of the
verb. Others may be formed as irregular
verbs.
Ellie, my dachshund, had a bewildered look on
her face when the water from the nozzle in
her bathtub suddenly turned cold.
Gerunds
A gerund is a verb form used as a noun.
The gerund can be formed by adding –ing to the
present tense of the verb:
Jog
jogging
Jogging at night without reflective gear can be dangerous.
Identifying Gerunds
• As a subject:
– “Running is good exercise”
• Answer- Running= gerund
• As the direct object
– “Brandon likes drawing.”
• Answer: Drawing= gerund
• As subject complement
– “My favorite activity is eating.”
• Answer: Eating= gerund
Identifying Gerunds
• As the Predicate Nominative:
– “The best thing about camp is sleeping.”
• Answer: sleeping= gerund
• As the object of the Preposition:
– “She earns her living by writing.”
• Answer: Writing= gerund
Identifying Gerund Phrases
• Running away was a huge mistake.
– Phrase:
• My favorite pastime is reading books.
– Phrase:
• You might get in trouble for faking an illness
to avoid school.
– Phrase:
Gerunds
can be used as:
A subject:
Jogging is a popular form of exercise.
A direct object:
My sister enjoys jogging.
Enjoys what? jogging
An object of the preposition:
These shoes are made for jogging.
jogging shoes
participle
**Remember:
A participle is a verb form that
describes a noun.**
Infinitive Phrases
• A verb form, or VERBAL, that almost always
has the word “to” in front of it.
– Used as a noun, adjective, or an adverb
• Examples:
– Lydia refused to help.
– That was a day to remember.
– The senator rose to speak.
Infinitive: An infinitive is a verbal that
appears after the word to.
The “to” before the verb is called “The sign of the
infinitive.”
to run
to see
to hear
TO
The word “to” is a preposition
when it is followed by a noun or
pronoun that is its object.
I need a ride to the game.
We went to Jeff’s party.
prepositions