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Verbals
Bad, bad verbs
Verbs that act like another part of speech
Gerunds
Participles
Infinitives
Gerunds
1.
A geruNd is a verbal ending in -ing that
is used as a Noun.
2. A gerund phrase consists of a gerund
plus modifier(s), object(s), and/or
complement(s).
3. Gerunds and gerund phrases virtually
never require punctuation.
Examples of Gerunds
Gerund
as subject:
Traveling might satisfy your desire for
new experiences.
Running is a great exercise.
Gerund
as direct object:
They do not appreciate my singing.
Francis enjoys swimming.
Gerund
as subject complement:
My cat's favorite activity is sleeping.
Tom’s best sport is running.
Gerund
as object of preposition:
The police arrested him for speeding.
Participles
1.
A pArticiple is a verbal ending in -ing
(present) or -ed (past) that functions as an
Adjective.
2. A participial phrase consists of a
participle plus modifier(s), object(s), and/or
complement(s).
3. Participles and participial phrases must
be placed as close to the nouns or pronouns
they modify as possible.
Examples of Participles
 He ate a boiled egg for breakfast.
 I like to see smiling faces.
A raging snowstorm struck the city.
Disturbed, she consulted her doctor
about
the symptoms.
The police shined the glaring light on the
robber.
In
Be careful of dangling
participles.
order to prevent confusion, a participial
phrase must be placed as close to the noun
it modifies as possible, and the noun must
be clearly stated.
Carrying a heavy pile of books, his foot caught
on a step.
ｷ
Carrying a heavy pile of books, he caught his
foot on a step.
ｷ
Infinitives
to + verb = infinitive
Important
Note: Because an infinitive is
not a verb, you cannot add s, es, ed, or ing to
the end. Ever!
Infinitives
or adverbs.
can be used as nouns, adjectives,
Infinitives as nouns
To study English is very difficult for
me.

Infinitives as Adjectives
We
have five questions to answer.
Infinitives used as adverbs
The
man came to confess.
To split or not to split?
The
general rule is that no word should
separate the to of an infinitive from the
simple form of the verb that follows. If a
word does come between these two
components, a split infinitive results. Look
at the example that follows:
NO
Sara hopes to quickly finish her chemistry
homework so that she can return to the more
interesting Stephen King novel she had to
abandon.
YES Sara hopes to finish her chemistry homework
quickly so that she can return to the more
interesting Stephen King novel she had to
abandon.
Your assignment:
Create
10 sentences using verbals.
Each verbal must be represented.
Underline and label verbals.