Understanding Verbals A verbal is a verb that
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Understanding Verbals A verbal is a verb that is being used as another part of speech rather than a verb.
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There are three types of Verbals � Participles � Gerunds � Infinitives Examples ◦ The frightened cat scratched my eye. ◦ Running seems tiresome at first. ◦ Sometimes I like to swing and sometimes I like to slide at the park.
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Verbals �A verbal is a verb that is being used as another part of speech rather than a verb. � Examples ◦ The frightened cat scratched my eye. ◦ Running seems tiresome at first. ◦ Sometimes I like to swing and sometimes I like to slide at the park. Participle Gerund Infinitive
![Participles �A participle is a verbal that acts as an adjective. ◦ The crying Participles �A participle is a verbal that acts as an adjective. ◦ The crying](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/1da913fb0c27c771cf2f85c7ed855cfd/image-4.jpg)
Participles �A participle is a verbal that acts as an adjective. ◦ The crying woman left the movie theater. ◦ The frustrated child ran away from home.
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Participles �A participle is a form of a verb that acts as an adjective. ◦ The crying woman left the movie theater. ◦ The frustrated child ran away from home.
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Past or Present Participles � Participles ending in an “ing” are Present Participles � Participles ending in an “ed” are Past Participles
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Identify the Participles in the following sentences � Sometimes my gurgling stomach keeps me from concentrating � While sleeping with the TV on, the tormented child dreamt of monsters. � Screaming adults tend to be very impatient.
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Gerunds �A gerund is a verbal that acts as a noun. -Running is great exercise -Most people enjoy eating.
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Gerunds �A gerund is a verbal that acts as a noun. (always end in “ing”) -Running is great exercise -Most people enjoy eating.
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Identify the Gerunds in the following sentences � Talking is a disruptive activity. � My son loves playing with his toy dinosaur. � The doctor gave studying all of his attention.
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Infinitives �An infinitive is a Verbal that appears with the word “to” and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb ◦ 2 types of infinitives �Present infinitive (only “to” + verb) �Perfect infinitive (“to have” or “to have been” + past tense version of the verb)
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Infinitive examples � Present ◦ I like to debate. ◦ To play with matches is wrong. � Perfect ◦ I would have liked to read the paper. ◦ To have been mentioned would have been enough.
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Identify the verbals in the following sentences and identify them as a participle, a gerund or an infinitive. � Meditating on positive ideas brings great physical health. � The explorer struggled to find the remote colony. � The heated pool is great for sore muscles
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