VERBALS

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DEFINITION

VERBAL IS A VERB FORM USED AS

ANOTHER PART OF SPEECH

TYPES OF VERBALS

1. GERUNDS

2 INFINITIVES

3. PARTICIPLES

GERUNDSA VERB FORM END IN ING AND IS USED AS

A NOUN

USE OF GERUNDS

1. SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE

2. DIRECT OBJECT-RECEIVES THE

ACTION OF THE VERB

3. OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION

EXAMPLES

1. Blocking requires strength.

2. The athletes enjoy exercising.

3. They maintain endurance by

running.

GERUNDS(CONT.)

GERUND PHRASE- A GROUP OF WORDS THAT

INCLUDES A GERUND AND OTHER WORDS TO

COMPLETE ITS MEANING.

PHRASE WILL BEGIN WITH GERUND AND END IN A

NOUN OR PRONOUN. INCLUDE ALL PREPOSITIONAL

PHRASES WITH THE GERUND PHRASE.

EXAMPLE: Celebrating the victory at Harrison’s is a

tradition.

EXAMPLES

1. Kicking the ball takes skill.

2. A team tries scoring a touchdown.

3. A touchdown results from moving

the ball across the goal line.

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

GET WRITER’S CHOICE BOOK FROM CABINET

TURN TO PG. 530

COMPLETE EX. 4 #’S 1-10

WRITE GERUND OR GERUND PHRASE

LABEL IF IT IS A SUBJECT (S), DIRECT OBJECT

(D.O.), OR OBJECT OF A PREPOSTION (O.O.P.)

INFINITIVES

An infinitive is formed from the word “to” together with

the base form of a verb. It is often used as a noun.

USES OF INFINITIVES

1. SUBJECT

2. DIRECT OBJECT

DO NOT CONFUSE THE INFINITIVE WITH A PREPOSITION

Example: I want my daughter to eat all her food.

I went to the grocery store over the weekend.

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

1. Those young players want to win.

2. To referee demands patience.

3. The coach is pointing to the

pitcher.

INFINITIVES(CONT. ) AN INFINITIVE PHRASE IS A GROUP OF WORDS

THAT INCLUDES AN INFINITIVE AND OTHER

WORDS TO COMPLETE ITS MEANING.

INCLUDE PREP. PHRASES WITH INF. PHRASES.

EXAMPLES• 1. A player may try to influence the call. • 2. To go to every game of the season is my

dream.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

GRAB A WRITER’S CHOICE BOOK FROM THE

CABINET

TURN TO PG. 532

COMPLETE EX. 6 #’S 1-10

WRITE EACH INFINITIVE OR INFINITIVE

PHRASE AND LABEL IT SUBJECT (S) OR DIRECT

OBJECT (D. O.)

PARTICIPLES

PRESENT PARTICIPLE IS FORMED BY

ADDING ING TO THE VERB.

PAST PARTICIPLE IS USUALLY FORMED BY

ADDING ED TO THE VERB. FOR IRREGULAR

VERBS, ENDING CHANGE: T, N, EN, D

PARTICIPLE CONTINUED

PARTICIPLE CAN ACT AS THE MAIN VERB IN A

VERB PHRASE OR AS AN ADJECTIVE TO DESCRIBE

NOUNS.

EXAMPLES• 1. The player has kicked the ball. (VERB PHRASE)• 2. The kicked ball soared. (ADJECTIVE)

PARTICIPLES (CONT)

A PARTICIPLE THAT IS USED AS AND ADJECTIVE

IS PART OF A PHRASE. IT IS CALLED A

PARTICIPIAL PHRASE.

PARTICIPAL PHRASES BEGIN WITH A PARTICIPLE

AND END WITH A NOUN OR PRONOUN.

INCLUDE PREP. PHRASES WITH PART. PHRASES.

PART. PHRASES

A participial phrase is set off with commas

when it: a) comes at the beginning of a

sentence, b) interrupts a sentence as a

nonessential element, or c) comes at the end of

a sentence and is separated from the word it

modifies.

EXAMPLES

1. Cheering for the home team, the fans were

on their feet.

2. The ball kicked by Donnell soared into the

goal.

3. Running for the ball, a player slipped in the

mud.

LET’S DO SOME PRACTICE

GRAB WRITER’S CHOICE BOOK

TURN TO PG. 528

COMPLETE EX. 2 #’S 1-14.

WRITE DOWN PARTICIPIAL PHRASE AND

IDENTIFY THE WORD THE PHRASE IS

DESCRIBING.