PPT-Gerunds/Participles/Colons

Grammar A gerund is a verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun Gerunds like nouns can be used as subjects predicate nominatives direct objects indirect objects and objects of prepositions. a verbal ending in ing uses to name activities . Gerunds. Gerunds show action, so they act like verbs, but they also name, so they act like nouns by naming activities. . To see how they act like nouns, insert any of these phrases into any of the blanks: . More . verbals. , baby. . Gerunds. Gerunds are the . base form of a verb . + an ‘. ing. ’ ending. . They function as . NOUNS. . . Example:. Frolick. ing. is relaxing. . I dislike . knit. t. ing.. Basic Info about Gerunds and Gerund Phrases. Gerunds - words that look like verbs and act like a nouns.. You can spot a gerund by looking for a verb + . ing. that is acting as a noun.. Swimming. is fun.. Gerunds . Participles. Infinitives. Gerunds. A gerund is a verb form ending in . –. ing. . that is used as a noun. It is part verb and part noun. Formed by adding -. ing. to the plain form of the verb. VERBALS Gerunds A gerund is a verbal that ends in – ing and functions as a noun . It can take on the role of a subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition. Gerund GERUND CLAUSES F GERUNDS, PARTICIPLES AND VERB AL NOUNS 1. The variety of ing forms 1.1 Preliminaries. Traditional grammars of English acknowledge the existence of two homonymous ING forms: the SEMICOLONS. Separating. Independent Clauses. :. use a semicolon to separate independent clauses joined without a conjunction. SEMICOLONS. Separating. Independent Clauses. :. use a semicolon to separate independent clauses joined without a conjunction. What is a Verbal?. A . verbal. . is the . form of a verb used as a noun, . adjective, . or adverb.. Identifying verbals . in a sentence can . be somewhat . tricky – verbals are NOT . verbs. !. Gerunds. Grammar Review. Why use punctuation correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Commas ,. Commas group words that belong together and separate words that don’t belong together. . When is a verb not a verb?. When it acts as an adjective!. The . snoring. student drooled on the desk.. Running through the halls. , Daniel arrived just in time.. The . cracked. window is going to get fixed today.. Using Dashes. Dashes are used for two main purposes. . The . first is what I call the Pause Dash. It more or less says to the reader, “Right here, I want you to take a breath. What you will read next relates to what you have just read in an interesting way, and I would like to emphasize it.” When using dashes this way, you are allowed only one per sentence.. SEMI-COLON. SEMI-COLONS ;. A semi-colon, the dot over a comma, separates two independent but related sentences. It is a linking device. . As we’ve learned, a semi-colon can fix a run-on. . INCORRECT. Descubre. 2– Lesson 5.3. La . Pregunta. . Esencial. What . are Past Participles as Adjectives in . S. panish and how . are they. . formed?. Past Participles as Adjectives. The past participle is a verb . By: Asst.Prof. Muayad R. Habib / Dept. of English / English Grammar for All 3. rd. Year Students/. College of Basic Education / Mar. 2020. ADJECTIVES WITH INFINITIVES & GERUNDS.