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Verbals and Verbal Phrases Gerunds and Gerund Phrases A gerund is a word that looks like a verb but acts as a noun. It ends in –ing. Ex. Inventing can be dangerous. A gerund phrase includes a gerund plus its modifiers and complements. Ex. Writing Frankenstein must have given Mary Shelley goose bumps. How gerunds function in sentences Using Gerund Phrases Subject Predicate Noun Direct Object Object of a Preposition Calling the monster Frankenstein is a mistake Frankenstein’s error was creating the monster. I like watching horror movies. The monster was responsible for killing three people. Your Turn Language Network P. 171, 1-10 Participles and Participial Phrases A participle is a word that looks like a verb but acts as an adjective. Present participles end in – ing and Past Participles end in –ed. Ex. The exhausted campers found a crumbling schoolhouse. A participle phrase consists of a participle plus its modifiers and complements, Ex. They spied a shape lurking in the dark shadows. How do you tell the difference between verbs, gerunds and participles? Example What’s that scampering sound? Clue Could be replaced by an adjective Gerund It’s the scampering of rodents. Could be replaced by a noun Verb Mice are scampering Always preceded by beneath the floorboards. a helping verb Participle Your Turn Language Network P. 174, 1-10 Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases An infinitive is a verb form that begins with the word to and acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Ex. Mars is a place some people want to visit. An infinitive phrase is an infinitive plus its modifiers and complements. To believe in life on Mars was common in the 1930s. Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases Using Infinitive Phrases Noun To colonize Mars is a real possibility. (Subject) My dream is to live on Mars. (Pred. Noun) Would you like to go there? (Direct Object) Adverb Science fiction writers wrote about little green Martians to scare readers. Adjective Even some scientists believed Mars to be inhabited. Your Turn – P. 177, 1-10 Infinitive/ Infinitive Phrases 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
