PPT-Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases

An infinitive is formed from the word to together with the base form present tense of a verb to skate to stop to use to write to shimmer to see Remember An infinitive is the word to plus a . 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 . Mrs. Burhenn. What is a clause?. A clause is a group of words that contain BOTH a subject AND a verb.. There are two main types of clauses, an independent clause, and a dependent clause.. Independent Clauses. 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 . Phrases. A group of words that act as a part of speech i.e. adverb, noun, adjective. With the groom. Singing. Walking down the aisle. To snow. Phrases do NOT have a subject and a verb.. There are three types of phrases: prepositional, verbal, and appositive.. B1. . ‘. When . you . are tempted to give up. , your . . breakthrough . is probably just around the corner. .. ’. . Joyce . Meyer. ‘. You . can fool . some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you . -. ing. . form. Dragana. Filipović. . Forms of the infinitive. Active. Passive. Present. (to) play. (to) be played. Pres. Cont.. (to) be playing. /. Perfect. (to) have played. (to) have been played. 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),. Prepositional Phrases, Appositives, Participles, Gerunds, and Infinitives. Prepositional Phrases. Can function as adjectives modifying nouns or pronouns by telling . what kind? . o. r. which one?. Examples of Adjective Phrases. (Grammar 4A, pp. 199-201). Present Infinitives. The present infinitive is the second principal part of verbs. . We have been learning those all along.. amō. , . amāre. , . amāuī. , . amātus. doceō. 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. Infinitives are verb forms that are translated with the word “to….”. All About Infinitives. There are 3 tenses of infinitives: present, perfect, and future.. Each tense has 2 voices: active and passive.. 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. . An infinitive is a. V. e. r. b. a. l. .. Verb. Noun. Adjective. Adverb. An infinitive is . to. plus a . verb. ;. h. owever, it acts like a noun, adjective, or adverb.. To. Verb. What is an infinitive?. Chapter 5: The Phrase Part 1: Prepositional Phrases- The Adjective & Adverb Phrase What is a phrase? A group of words that is missing a verb, a subject, or both Examples: i n the kitchen (no subject or verb)