Unit IV Review Flashcards
What are verbals?
Verbals are words formed from verbs that are used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs
Give the three verbals and define each.
The three verbals are the infinitive, the gerund, and the participle
a. An infinitive is preceded by to and used as either a noun or modifier.
b. A gerund is a verbal noun with an -ing ending.
c. A participlex is a verbal adjective.
What is a verbal phrase, and what are the three kinds?
A verbal phrase is a verbal with any complements or modifiers. The verbal phrases are the infinitive phrase, the gerund phrase, and the participle phrase.
Give an example of infinitives used as nouns.
Ex. 1 To err is human.
Ex. 2 I want to learn.
Give examples of infinitives used as modifiers.
Ex. 1 We study to learn.
Ex. 2 We have time to study.
Give an example of an infinitive phrase.
Ex. I want to learn Latin now.
Give an example of the infinitive phrase with a subject in the objective case.
Ex. 1 I want John to learn Latin.
Ex. 2 I want him to learn Latin.
Give examples of gerunds and gerund phrases.
Ex. 1 Learning is fun.
Ex. 2 He likes learning.
Ex. 3 Learning Latinb is fun.
Give sentences with a present participle and participle phrase.
Ex. 1 I saw her crying.
Ex. 2 I saw her crying in the garden.
Give examples of the past participle and participle phrase.
Ex. 1 Past Participle: The conquered Gauls surrendered to Caesar.
Ex. 2 Participle Phrase: Conquered in a fierce battle, the Gauls surrendered to Caesar.
What two verbals have the same form?
The gerund and the present participle have the same form. They both end in ing.
Give three uses of a verb form ending in ing.
A verb ending in ing can be the main verb in a verb phrase, a gerund, or a present participle.
Ex. He was learning Latin.
Learning is fun.
The learning curve is too long.
