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Verbals (Or Verbs Misbehaving) Infinitives A verb form that usually begins with “to” Used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb The infinitive with all its modifiers and objects is the infinitive phrase Examples The choir tried to sing together. (“to sing” is a noun and the object of “tried”) Shelly needs someone to advise her. (“to advise” is an adjective modifying “someone”) Greg is afraid to talk to Jessica (“to talk” is an adverb modifying “afraid”) Gerunds Verbs used as nouns The gerund with all its modifiers and objects is the gerund phrase Examples Yelling at the umpire caused Joanne’s laryngitis. (“Yelling” is the subject of the verb “caused”) I like singing. (“singing” is the direct object of “like”) Participles Verbs acting as adjectives May be in past (-ed) or present (-ing) form The paticiple with all its modifiers and objects is the participial phrase Examples The glittering snow blinded him for a minute. (“glittering” is an adjective modifying “snow”)
