PPT-Senior 2 Module 8 Gerunds and infinitives

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 . 656 JPEG Encoder Scaler H264MPEG2 TranscoderEncoder SX3 1Gbit FCRAM 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 unnatural-sounding sentences. . 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. 8. th. Grade. Commas. Verbs. Tense. Phrases. Writing Process. Steps & what takes place. Parts of an essay & what should be in each. 7. th. Grade. Confusing Words. Pronouns. Writing Process. 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. 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 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. 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),. 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 . To . + bare form of verb. Examples. :. to go to . twerk. to scream to party. to sleep to conjure to defend to bite. What’s an infinitive?. How do we use infinitives?. NOMINALS. ADJECTIVALS. ADVERBIALS. 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.