Verbals Dont be Fooled Verbals FAKE verbs words
Verbals Don’t be Fooled! Verbals - FAKE verbs words that look like verbs, BUT act like a noun, adjective, or adverb. Three types of verbals: Gerunds, Participles, & Infinitives
Verb vs. Verbal Verb -Performs an action in a sentence The girls are dancing in the rain. They are skiing today. Verbal End in –ing, - en, & -ed Dancing Skiing -Performs as a noun, adjective, or adverb The girls love dancing in the rain. They hate skiing.
Types of Verbals Gerund Identifying Hint -ing -ed, -en, or –ing Noun Use Example Participle Adjective *You can replace the gerund phrase with “this” or “something” and it will make sense. The tourists love skiing at our resort. The skiing tourists love our resort. Infinitive to + Verb Word noun, adjective, adverb The tourists love to ski at our resort.
Verb or Verbal? Identify the underlined word in each sentence as a “Verb” or “Verbal. ” I pity the fool who don’t know the difference. 1. Finding treasure is a unique experience. 2. My biggest goal is finding a cave full of treasure. 3. Pirates buried treasure in the caves on Eleuthera. 4. Unfortunately, the buried treasure was never found on Eleuthera. 5. However, pirates are known for burying treasure in the Bahamas.
1. Finding treasure is a unique experience. 2. My biggest goal is finding a cave full of treasure. 3. Pirates buried treasure in the caves on Eleuthera. 4. Unfortunately, the buried treasure was never found on Eleuthera. 5. However, pirates are known for burying treasure in the Bahamas. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Verbal Verbal
Practice: Which Verbal? Identify which type of verbal phrase is being used by labeling as “gerund, ” “participle, ” or “infinitive. ” 1. Finding treasure is a unique experience. 2. My biggest goal is finding a cave full of treasure. 3. Unfortunately, the buried treasure was never found on Eleuthera. 4. However, pirates are known for burying treasure in the Bahamas.
Check It! 1. Finding treasure is a unique experience. 2. My biggest goal is finding a cave full of treasure. 3. Unfortunately, the buried treasure was never found on Eleuthera. 4. However, pirates are known for burying treasure in the Bahamas. 1. Gerund 2. Gerund 3. Participle 4. Gerund
Practice: Infinitive or Preposition? Perfect practice makes perfect fool. 1. The best time to visit Florida is December through April. 2. We usually travel to Florida around New Year’s Eve. 3. Trista went to Daytona to celebrate her birthday. 4. The tourists were ready to check into their rooms. 5. The tourists asked the tour guide to take them around the best beaches.
Check It! 1. The best time to visit Florida is December through April. 2. We usually travel to Florida around New Year’s Eve. 3. Trista went to Daytona to celebrate her birthday. 4. The tourists were ready to check into their rooms. 5. The tourists asked the tour guide to take them around the best beaches. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Infinitive Preposition; infinitive Infinitive
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