PPT-Verbals

Verbals Verbs acting as other parts of speech Examples Milton wanted to eat cookies Listening to music makes me happy The boys played for a cheering crowd in their. By: Zaid Ayman Abu-. Mowis. Grade: 8G. Prepositional Phrases. A simple prepositional phrase consists of two main parts:. A Preposition ( On, Behind, In…etc.). A Noun or Pronoun which is the Object of the Preposition.. Verbals UVU Writing Center • Library 208 • ph: 801 - 863 - 8936 • Updated June 2013 Web: www.uvu.edu/owl • Facebook: UVUWritingCenter • Twitter: Gain control of our writing!.  Verbals can often help you . COMBINE sentences. For . instance. :. YOU USUALLY SAY. : The . siren shrieked and jolted Sam out of a sound sleep. He rolled out of bed and stumbled into the bathroom. He tried to remember what day it was. . and Verbal phrases. Verbals. and Verbal phrases. When a word could be a verb but it’s used as another part of speech. Like adjectives- . Participles. Nouns- . Gerunds. Noun, adjective . or an . Verbals. are verb forms that are being used as other parts of speech. They are not expressing the actions of the subject.. Participles. A participle is a verb form ending in -. ing. , -. d. , or -. 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. -forms of a verb that are used as different parts of speech . . Participles. A . present participle . is formed by adding –. ing. to a verb.. A . past participle . is formed by adding –. ed. to a verb.. A verbal is a verb that is being used as another part of speech rather than a verb.. There are three types of Verbals. Participles. Gerunds. Infinitives. Examples . The frightened cat scratched my eye.. English 11. Verbals. Definition: A word that is formed from a verb but functions as a different part of speech.. Verbals. can function as nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.. Parts of Speech Review. !!!!. Verbals. What is a VERBAL??. A verbal is a word that is formed from a . verb. , but it is used in a sentence as a . Noun. Adjective. Or, an Adverb.. There are three kinds of VERBALS:. 1. Gerunds. 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 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. . Action. Action. Verbs. Verbs. He caught the ball at the most crucial moment in the game.. He threw the ball at the most crucial moment in the game.. He fumbled the ball at the most crucial moment in the game.. Infinitive. Verbal Phrase = . A phrase that is centered around a . verb form. .. This . verb form . is . NOT. used as a verb in the sentence. It is used as a . noun. , . adjective. . or . adverb. ..