PPT-Dangling participles and

misplaced modifiers A Lesson in One of the Most Common 8 th Grade Errors WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE Dangling Participle Walking down the cliff his smile went brighter Misplaced Modifier. 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 . Just ‘cause it looks like a verb…. …doesn’t mean it’s functioning as a verb! . When a . verb form is . used as a . noun. , an . adjective. , or an . adverb. , is it called a . verbal. .. Participles. Mini-Lesson #48. UWF Writing Lab. What is a Dangling Modifier. A . dangling modifier. . is created when the noun or idea being modified is left out of the sentence. The modified term must be openly provided in the sentence. Knowing intuitively what is being modified does not make a correct sentence.. In plain English. . . . What is a dangling modifier?. Modifiers are words or phrases that describe or change a part of a sentence. . Modifiers dangle when it’s not clear what they describe. . Example:. Dangling, Misplaced, and Squinting Modifiers. Prepared by. John . Tacapan. AP and AVID Teacher (DHS). Adjunct . Faculty (Long Beach City College). Assistant Professor of Education (. Westcliff. University). 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.. , . discipuli. !. Chapters . XXIII & XXIV:. Participial Uses I. Verbal Aspects. Indicative Subjunctive Imperative Infinitive . Participle. Active Passive. Present Imperfect Future Perfect Pluperfect Future Perfect. NEC FACET Center. What is a Modifier?. A word or groups of words that describes, limits, or qualifies the meaning of another word of phrase.. Modifiers can be a word, a phrase, or a clause.. For example:. NINDA. What's a dangling modifier?. A MODIFIER IS A WORD/PHRASE/SENTENCE THAT ADD DESCRIPTION TO THINGS.. A DANGLING MODIFIER IS WHEN YOUR MODIFIERS HAVE NO SUBJECT.. "hungry, the cake was eaten" <-- no subject. CCSS L.8.1.A. Explain. . the function of . verbals. . (gerunds, . participles. , infinitives. ) in general and their function in particular . sentences. .. . Objectives for this Lesson. I can…. Ways to make your writing BEEFY .  . When is a verb not a verb?. When it tries to imitate another part of speech!. Sometimes verbs do not act like verbs. Instead they act like nouns, adjectives and adverbs. When they do this we call them verbals. There are three main kinds of verbals: . 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),. 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. Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that describe (modify) another word in a sentence.. Modifier examples:. the . blue. boat (word). the boat . in the garage. (phrase). the boat . that she brought.