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Exploring Verbals: Adding Interest to Your Writing

Understand the function of verbals - gerunds, participles, infinitives - in sentences. Learn how verbals enhance expression and variety in both spoken and written communication. Discover the impact and versatility of participles as adjectives. Practice using verbals to elevate your writing skills.

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Exploring Verbals: Adding Interest to Your Writing

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  1. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 “An Hour With Abuelo” page 237 Internal and external conflict ****

  2. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Notable African American Jackie Robinson

  3. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 • EQs: • How can I use participles in my writing? • How are verbals used in writing? Verbals add interest and variety to spoken and written sentences Standards: ELAGSE8L1-Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences

  4. Wednesday, February 1, 2017 • EQs: • What is a verbal? How are verbals used in writing? Verbals look like verbs but function differently. Verbals add interest and variety to spoken and written sentences. There are 3 verbals: • Participle • Gerund • Infinitives

  5. Participles A participle is a verbal that always acts as an adjective. A participle and its objects and modifiers form a participial phrase. Smiling, the batter stepped up to the plate. Present participle Tricked, Samswung at the curve ball. Past participle PP 10-28a

  6. A participle is a verbal that always acts as an adjective. A participle and its objects and modifiers form a participial phrase. Ex. 1 Hired by the best teams, pro athletes played almost every day. Participial Phrase Hired by the best teams; athletes

  7. A participle is a verbal that always acts as an adjective.A participle and its objects and modifiers form a participial phrase. Ex. 2 Playing other positions on their off days, these players earned their pay. Participial Phrase Playing other positions on their off days; players

  8. A participle is a verbal that always acts as an adjective. A participle and its objects and modifiers form a participial phrase. Ex. 3 Some pitchers truly “went the distance” for struggling teams. Participle Struggling; teams Ex. 4 Sent to the mound nearly every day, the team’s other star pitcher might bow to the pressure. Sent to the mound nearly every day; pitcher

  9. A participle is a verbal that always acts as an adjective.A participle and its objects and modifiers form a participial phrase.

  10. Closing TOTD • How are participles used in writing? • Why do writers use participles? • 3. Provide a sample sentence.

  11. LET’S Practice Create a chart (1-10) Student Work EX. Extremely excited, DeAngelo gave the news about the 85 on his test.

  12. Closing What is the function of the infinitive in the following sentence? “We want to know where we can save money and time in the shipment of ores to the furnaces.” a. SubjectB. Adjectivec. Adverbd. Direct object

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