PPT-Chapter 8. Gerunds Gerund (= verbal noun) is a verb of present participle form (-

ing form that function as a noun It is from Latin gerendum gerundive of gerere meaning carry on There are five basic functions of gerund 1 as a subject of a verb 2 as an object of a verb 3 as an object of a preposition 4 as a complement of a verb to be and 5 as an appositive. 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 . 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: . More . verbals. , baby. . Gerunds. Gerunds are the . base form of a verb . + an ‘. ing. ’ ending. . They function as . NOUNS. . . Example:. Frolick. ing. is relaxing. . I dislike . knit. t. ing.. 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.. Basic Info about Gerunds and Gerund Phrases. 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.. Learning grammar is awesome!. What is a verbal?. When a verb form is used as a . noun. , an . adjective. , or an . adverb. , is it called a . verbal. .. Last time we talked about verb forms used as adjectives . 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.. 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),. k/c9af72ee-8f01-4d55-8353-6cb37a6f9bd3. Participial Adjectives. Past Participle. Bore . Terrify . Shock . Embarrass . Frustrate . Past Participle. Bore Bored . Terrify Terrified . Gerundive . What is a gerundive?. Future passive participle. Functions as an adjective. When used with . ad. or . causa. it shows purpose. When used with . est. it shows obligation . It declines like a 1. Mrs. Malaspino. Phrase: . a group of related words without a subject and its predicate. used as a single part of speech in a sentence. 6 types: . Verb phrase (Main verb helping verb/s). See “Verb Tenses” notes for additional information. VS.. participial . phrases. 2. To talk about actions, we must give them names. We give actions names by adding –. ing. to verbs, thus changing the verbs into nouns which we call by the special name of gerunds. gerund and. a gerund phrase used as the object of a preposition. Participial Phrases. 2. To talk about actions, we must give them names. We give actions names by adding –. ing. to verbs, thus changing the verbs into nouns which we call by the special name of gerunds.. Participial Phrases. 2. . Gerund phr.. Buying the paint on sale . saved . us twenty dollars.. Subject Verb. . Participle phr.. Thinking it was cold,. . I picked . up the hot pan..