PPT-Gerund phrases

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 . The Gerund Recognize a gerund Every gerund, without exception, ends in ing . Gerunds are not, however, all that easy to identify. The problem is that all present participles also end in ing . What i Phrases. When one adjective or adverb cannot convey enough information, a phrase can contribute more detail to a sentence. A . phrase. is a group of words that does not include a subject and verb and cannot stand alone as a sentence.. 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 . Appositive Phrase. What is an appositive? . Appositive Phrase Defined. Noun. phrases. Identify adjacent nouns or pronouns. Can occur at beginning, middle, or end of sentence. Examples of appositives. Participial, Gerund and infinitive. English teacher: Neil. Group Presentation: Isabella, Samira , . Erico. , Shang, and . Anh. Participial phrases . Participial phrases consist of either a past or a present participle and any objects, and/or . 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 . 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. 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. 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 . “It sure beats the alternative.” or “At least I’m still alive.”. Where is Your Home?. 1 Pet. 2:11 . “. I beg you . as sojourners . and pilgrims…”. Where is Your Home?. Heb. 10:11 . “…. Prepositional phrases, adjectival phrase, and adverbial phrases English III Phrases There are five types of phrases Prepositional phrases Appositive phrases Participial phrases Gerund phrases Infinitive phrases phrase. is a group of words that does not include a subject and verb and cannot stand alone as a sentence.. Kinds of Phrases. Prepositional phrases. Appositive phrases. Participial phrases. Gerund phrases. 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. .. A noun phrase includes a . noun. —a person, place, or thing—and the . modifiers.  which distinguish it. .. You can find the noun . dog.  in a sentence, for example, but you don't know which canine the writer means until you consider the entire noun phrase: .