PPT-The Gerund (-

ing Form of Verbs in English By Perry Crain The Gerund Form of Verbs The gerund form of a verb has the letters ing at the end of the verb The gerund form of verbs is used to show . Legere est difficile = To read is difficult (reading is difficult)The other cases are formed by adding -nd- to the present stem of the verb (-iend- for3rd conjugation I-stems and all 4th conjugation v Daniel V. McCaffrey Randolph-Macon College Special Notes on the Gerund: The Gerund is a verbal noun . Therefore it has only one ge In the same way the Romans used the infiniti Nominative XXXXXX 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 . 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.. Bell Ringer. Gerunds. Instructions. Count off by two’s.. Go to your designated side. You will receive a personal number.. Listen for your number to be called.. If it is called, come up and prepare to answer a prompt, which will be read and posted. Misc. Points of Syntax: Ablative Absolute, Indirect Statement, . Supines. , Gerunds, Gerundives, . Passive Periphrastic, . etc.. Ablative Absolute. The . Ablative Absolute . (=. A. 2. ). . is a common use of . Vocabulary Lesson 15. English 11 Homework: 3-Column Chart. WORD. ALL. DEFINITIONS (COPY FROM THE SHEET!). YOUR OWN SENTENCE (THIS. WEEK: GERUND PHRASES). 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. 6.. 7.. 8.. 9.. 10.. Abdicate. VERBALS. Gerunds, Participles and Infinitives. . L. .8.1.a . Verbals. Homework:. Overview. Monday: What . is the function of a . gerund?. Tuesday: What . is the function of a . participle?. Wednesday: What . Gerund: . a verbal . NOUN. Built on present active stem (2. nd. principal part -re/-. rī. /-ī). -. ND. - added. 2. nd. decl., neuter, singular. Only . FOUR. forms:. GEN. : -ī, “of … -. ing. Verbals. Participle. A . participle. is a verbal, which looks like a verb. And acts like an adjective. . Present participles end in –. ing. (as in swimming).. Past participle end in –. ed. (as in remembered),. OH HOW FUN! . definition. VERBAL IS A VERB FORM USED AS ANOTHER PART OF SPEECH. TYPES OF VERBALS. . 1. GERUNDS. . 2 . INFINITIVES. 3. PARTICIPLES. GERUNDS. A VERB FORM END IN . ING. AND IS USED AS A NOUN. A gerund is a word that looks like a verb but acts as a noun. It ends in –. ing. .. Ex. . Inventing. can be dangerous.. A gerund phrase includes a gerund plus its modifiers and complements.. Ex. . La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . ing. form) that function as a noun. It is from Latin, . gerendum. , . gerundive of . gerere. , . meaning carry on. There are five basic functions of gerund: 1) as a subject of a verb, 2) as an object of a verb, 3) as an object of a preposition, 4) as a complement of a verb to be, and 5) as an appositive.