Verbals Flashcards
it is generally defined as verb forms used as another part of speech.
Verbal
verb forms ending in -ing used as nouns
gerunds
it is a gerund with modifiers or a complement
gerund phrase
usually comes before action and linking verbs
as a subject
comes after the action and linking verb
as a subjective complement
comes after the action verb
as a direct object
comes after the preposition
as an object of the preposition
always in between 2 commas
as an appositive
it is a form of verb that generally appears with the word “to” and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb
Infinitives
is an infinitive modifier, a complement, or a subject, all acting together as a single part of speech.
infinitive phrase
it is a verbal that functions as an adjective
Participle
2 kinds of Participle
Present Participle and Past Participle
it is always ending in -ing and is created from the form of a verb used with the verb “to be” as an auxiliary verb
Present Participles
usually ends in -ed or -en and is created from the form of a verb to be as an auxiliary verb
Past Participle