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Verbals
When a verb is not a verb…
I am having an
identity crisis.
Verb?
Present Participles
Present participles are formed
by adding –ing to the plain form
of the verb.
Example: The laughing
Lombard annoyed Detective
Blore.
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.
The once confused students were beginning
to understand verbals.
The changing times of the 1960s
act as the background for That
Was Then, This Is Now.
Underline the participle in the following sentences
and identify if it is past or present:
1. Bryon and Mark are experienced hustlers.
2. The changing times of the 1960s act as the
background for That Was Then, This Is Now.
3. Cathy’s loving parents are a stark contrast to Angela’s
feuding mother and stepfather.
4. This much praised novel finds Bryon torn between
Cathy and Mark.
The recently assembled guests
anticipate a wonderful getaway.
Underline all participles in the following sentences
and identify as past or present:
1. Blore and Lombard, two of the surviving guests,
are in a heated debate.
2. The developing storm is an augury of events yet to
unfold.
3. The heartbroken Dr. Armstrong imagines that his
cheating wife has returned from the dead.
4. The poisoned victim is Miss Emily Brent.
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.
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.
A predicate nominative:
My favorite hobby is jogging.
Don’t confuse with participle ---jogging
**Remember:
shoes
A participle is a verb form that
describes a noun.**
In the following sentences, underline the gerund(s):
1. Lying came easily to Bryon Douglas.
2. Bryon and Mark enjoyed fighting.
3. Cutting Angela’s hair off was a cruel act.
4. Mark turned to selling drugs as a way to bring in cash.
In the following sentences,
underline the gerund(s):
1. Lying came easily to psychotic Justice Wargraves.
2. Emily Brent was an expert at blaming others for their
indiscretions .
3. Lombard enjoys drinking.
4. Lombard’s idea of romancing Vera was to make inappropriate
jokes about their impending deaths.
5. Emily’s favorite hobby is knitting .
Infinitive: An infinitive is a verbal that is
formed with “to” and “a verb”
The “to” before the verb is called “The sign of the
infinitive.”
to run
to see
to hear
to complete
to differ
to distinguish
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
In the following sentences, underline the infinitives:
1. Bryon likes to read Hemingway novels.
2. It was unusual for the tough chick Angela to cry.
3. Bryon and Mark went to see Bryon’s mom in the hospital.
4. Boys in Bryon’s neighborhood learned to fight at a young
age.