Verbals Flashcards

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it is generally defined as verb forms used as another part of speech.

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Verbal

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verb forms ending in -ing used as nouns

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gerunds

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it is a gerund with modifiers or a complement

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gerund phrase

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usually comes before action and linking verbs

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as a subject

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comes after the action and linking verb

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as a subjective complement

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comes after the action verb

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as a direct object

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comes after the preposition

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as an object of the preposition

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always in between 2 commas

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as an appositive

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it is a form of verb that generally appears with the word “to” and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb

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Infinitives

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is an infinitive modifier, a complement, or a subject, all acting together as a single part of speech.

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infinitive phrase

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it is a verbal that functions as an adjective

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Participle

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2 kinds of Participle

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Present Participle and Past Participle

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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

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Present Participles

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usually ends in -ed or -en and is created from the form of a verb to be as an auxiliary verb

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Past Participle

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