PPT-ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS WITH INFINITIVES & GERUNDS

By AsstProf Muayad R Habib Dept of English English Grammar for All 3 rd Year Students College of Basic Education Mar 2020 ADJECTIVES WITH INFINITIVES amp GERUNDS. Gerunds. Gerunds . are . verbals. that function as nouns and have an . –. ing. . ending. Since gerunds are . derived from . verbs and have an . –. ing. . ending, they do express action. However, because gerunds . Name: Date: . Copyright 2005 IRA/NCTE. All rights reserved. ReadWriteThink materials may be reproduced for educational purposes. Nouns 2. The rat, gigantic, crazy-eyed and straggly, bared its sharp, pointed fangs and devoured the cheese.. Adjectives are words that modify, describe, . or add detail to nouns and pronouns. . Adjectives help the reader visualize what the . 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 Diamond-shaped poem with 7 lines:. Line 1: 1 NOUN-A . Line 2: 2 ADJECTIVES-A. Line 3: 3 GERUNDS-A (verb + -ing). Line 4: 2 NOUNS-A + 2 NOUNS-B. Line 5: 3 GERUNDS-B (verb + -ing). Line 6: 2 ADJECTIVES-B. Ways to make your writing BEEFY .  . When is a verb not a verb?. When it tries to imitate another part of speech!. Sometimes verbs do not act like verbs. Instead they act like nouns, adjectives and adverbs. When they do this we call them verbals. There are three main kinds of verbals: . T: . What . are the rules for whether it is a noun or a verb or something else?. S1: . It’s if you can touch it.. S2: . Can you touch it?. S3: . Can you go to it?. T: . Can you touch hockey? But . hockey. Adjectives . describe people, places, things, ideas, etc. They have only one form in all genders, singular and plural, and can be placed before nouns or after verbs such as . appear, keep, make, feel, sound, smell, look, taste. 김진아 . & . 유시현 . Approaches to English Grammar . Explanation . 유시현. (. Sihyeon. . Yoo. ). Overview. . 1. Basic Forms . 1) Infinitives. 2) Gerunds. 3). Bare infinitives . He. . Definition. - A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea. Nouns can be the subject of a sentence and/or the object of a preposition.. Nouns can be classified into 6 different types:. Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives Curriculum links Underpins several aspects of Functional English / Adult literacy at Entry 2, Entry 3, Level 1, Level 2 . May 2016 Kindly contributed by Rachel Farrow. -- tells what kind, which one, how many, or how much.. Examples. red barn that notebook seven apples many novels. romantic story interesting poem these ideas Irish ballad. cracked pitcher enough plates second time no excuse. pronouns . *subjects. adjectives . *predicates. verbs . *articles. adverbs. prepositions . (the last 3 are not. conjunctions . official POS). Why learn them?. Aids in writing skills. Function as . nouns. . This means gerunds can be replaced by pronouns. For example,. Susan denied . participating. . in the event. .. Susan denied . it. . [it = participating in the event]. Michael remembered .