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Verbal Phrases Notes phrase - verbal phrase – phrase that is based on a verb but has a function other than a verb. 3 types of verbal phrases: 1) Infinitive phrase 2) Gerund phrase 3) Participle phrase 1. infinitive phrase function noun = _________ + ______________ Infinitives function as ______________, _________________, or ____________. Be sure not to confuse an infinitive with a prepositional phrase beginning with “to.” An infinitive must contain a ___________ and a prepositional phrase must contain a _____________ or _______________. o infinitives: to fly, to draw, to become, to enter, to catch, to belong, to pass o prepositional phrases: to him, to my house, to the mountains, to this address An infinitive phrase needs a _______________ if used as an adverb at the beginning of a sentence examples location To wait seemed foolish when action was required. before the verb direct object Everyone wanted to go. after an action verb subject complement His ambition is to fly. after a state of being verb adjective He lacked the strength to resist. (modifying a noun or pronoun) adverb We must study to learn. (modifying a verb) as: subject Notes based on handouts from The Writing Lab and The OWL at Purdue. Please visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/627 for more details or examples. Verbal Phrases Notes 2. gerund phrase function noun = ___________________ + ________________________ Gerunds function as _____________. A gerund phrase can be replaced with __________. A gerund virtually never requires any ________________. examples location Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences. They do not appreciate my singing. My cat’s favorite activity is sleeping. The police arrested him for speeding. before the verb as: subject direct object subject complement object of preposition 3. participial phrase = after an action verb after a state of being verb after a preposition _______________________+ ______________________ function adjective Participles function as __________________. This means that participles modify __________________ and ______________. A participle phrase can NOT be replaced with __________. Participial phrases are set off with commas when: o comes ___________________________ of a sentence o interrupts as sentence as a ________________________ o comes at the ________ of a sentence and is separated from the word it modifies example present participle past participle The crying baby had a wet diaper. Smiling, she hugged the panting dog. Arriving at the store, I found that it was closed. Shaken, he walked away from the wrecked car. The church, destroyed by a fire, was never rebuilt. Notes based on handouts from The Writing Lab and The OWL at Purdue. Please visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/627 for more details or examples.