PPT-Gerunds & Infinitives

Focus on Academic English Why study them Gerunds and infinitives are common features of both spoken and written English A person who tries English without gerund and infinitives will produce very unnaturalsounding sentences . 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: . when used as a noun. Because their function is that of a noun, gerunds may be used as the subject of a sentence: Running regularly will make you feel better. Studying requires most of my time during 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.. 31. Gerunds. Gerundives. The Passive Periphrastic. 1. Gerunds. If participles are verbal adjectives, . gerunds. . are . verbal nouns. .. We have gerunds in English, just like we do participles. In English, gerunds end in . Infinitives/Infinitive Phrases. What is an infinitive?. An . infinitive. is a verbal , but it is NOT the verb of the sentence.. An . infinitive. is recognized by “to” plus a verb.. Example: . to swim. From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #89. A gerund is the . –. ing. form of a verb and is used a noun.. Winning the lottery surprised them.. Like nouns, gerunds are modified by possessive forms of nouns and pronouns.. 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 Present Passive Infinitives. Translation practice. Present Passive Infinitives. You have already learned the present active infinitive. It’s the 2. nd. principal part of the verb:. portare. : to carry. 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. 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.. Swim is a verb. Swimming is a verb with . Learning Targets:. LT1: I can identify . gustar. with infinitive.. LT2: I can use . gustar. with infinitives in a sentence.. Gustar. with Infinitives . An . infinitive. tells the meaning of the verb without naming any subject or tense. . 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 . 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.