1 / 11

Verbals

Verbals. Participle. Looks like a verb but acts as an adjective Usually ends in – ed or – ing unless an irregular verb, such as know , which would not be knowed but would be known The participial phrase would be all words (including prepositional phrases) related to the participle.

hanley
Download Presentation

Verbals

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Verbals

  2. Participle • Looks like a verb but acts as an adjective • Usually ends in –ed or –ing unless an irregular verb, such as know, which would not be knowed but would be known • The participial phrase would be all words (including prepositional phrases) related to the participle.

  3. Examples of Participial Phrases • Running to the classroom Jill fell down in the hall. • Running to the classroom,Jill fell down in the hall. • Mary slipping on a banana hit her head. • Mary, slipping on a banana, hit her head. • I gave the class tired from the test a break. • I gave the class, tired from the test, a break.

  4. More Examples of Participial Phrases • Known for his humor Tom is thinking about becoming a comedian. • Known for his humor,Tom is thinking about becoming a comedian. • Many papers were submitted, but the paper written in pencil was unacceptable. • Many papers were submitted, but the paper written in pencil was unacceptable. • WHY NO COMMAS?

  5. Infinitives • Must begin with to • To + any verb • Not to be confused with the preposition to or too or two • To run, to walk, to jump, to talk, to sleep, etc. • Can act as an adjective, an adverb, or a noun • May be the subject, direct object, or the predicate nominative of a sentence • NEVER split infinitives • To wildly run – to run wildly

  6. Infinitive Phrases • You need to go to sleep. • You need to go to sleep. DIRECT OBJECT • “To be or not to be” is a famous quote. • “To be or not to be” is a famous quote. SUBJECT • She went to the store to buy groceries. • She went to the store to buy groceries. ADVERB • He is to call me first thing. • He is to call me first thing. PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

  7. Gerund • Must end in –ing • Acts as noun • Anywhere a noun can be a gerund can be • NOT to be confused with actual VERBS and/or participles • Baking lessons are tonight. Baking is fun. • Baking describes lessons in the first sentence, so it is an adjective (participle) • Baking is the subject in the second sentence; it is a THING that can be done, so it is a gerund.

  8. Gerund Phrases • We love sleeping in on rainy days. • We love sleeping in on rainy days. DIRECT OBJECT • She was given time for arranging the schedule. • She was given time (for arranging the schedule). OBJECT OF A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE • Cooking in the kitchen is fun. • Cooking in the kitchen is fun. SUBJECT

  9. Dangling Participles • She was talking on the phone standing on the balcony. • Standing on the balcony, she was talking on the phone. • Grown in Georgia, the customers chose the freshest vegetables. • The customers chose the freshest vegetablesgrown in Georgia. • Sweetened with sugar, the cook poured the coffee. • The cook poured the coffeesweetened with sugar. • Hurt by the rock, the truck sped by the man. • The truck sped by the manhurt by the rock. PLACE PARTICIPIAL PHRASE AS CLOSE TO THE WORD DESCRIBED AS POSSIBLE!

  10. Misplaced Modifiers • I played with my pet dog in my Sunday suit. • I played in my Sunday suit with my pet dog. • An incredible product, the stain remover’s superior power could remove any stain. • An incredible product, the stain remover had superior power to remove any stain. • The vegetables at the produce stand grown in Mississippi were the freshest. • At the produce stand, the vegetables grown in Mississippi were the freshest.

  11. More Misplaced Modifiers • To get an academic scholarship, good grades are critical. • To get an academic scholarship, one must make good grades. • COMMON MISPLACED ADVERBS: ONLY, ALMOST, JUST, EVEN, MERELY, AND SCARCELY • Just the boys thanked the coach. • The boys just thanked the coach. • The boys thanked just the coach. • She only washed some of her clothes. • She washed only some of her clothes.

More Related