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Verbals Verbals Verbs acting as other parts of speech Examples • Milton wants to eat cookies. • Listening to music makes me happy. • The boys played for a cheering crowd in their minds. Gerunds -ing verb acting as a noun Example Kelvin loves playing baseball. What is the action in this sentence? Infinitives to and a verb acting as a noun or adjective. Example The delivery man was waiting to drop off the package. What is the action in this sentence? Participle -ing or -ed verb acting as an adjective. Example The baby, tired from a long day of play, cried without end. What is the action in this sentence? The Dangling Participle Starting a sentence with a participle that does not refer to the subject. Avoid These! Example Steaming from the heat, the baseball player carefully sipped his hot cocoa. What is this sentence actually saying? More Examples of Verbals Polly was playing for a screaming crowd. What is the verbal in the above sentence and what type of verbal is it? screaming Participle (verb acting as adjective) More Examples of Verbals Shark Man wanted to fight a surfer. What is the verbal in the above sentence and what type of verbal is it? to fight Infinitive (verb with to acting as a noun or adjective) More Examples of Verbals Harvesting corn sure cheers up Farmer Brown. What is the verbal in the above sentence and what type of verbal is it? Harvesting Gerund (-ing verb acting as a noun) Review • Verbals act as nouns or adjectives. • Participles act as adjectives. -ed or -ing verbs • Gerunds act as nouns. -ing verbs • Infinitives usually act as nouns. to and a verb