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Verbal Phrases: Participle Phrases

Verbal Phrases: Participle Phrases. Participle: a form of a verb, acting as an adjective. Verbal Phrases. When a verb functions as another part of speech such as a noun, adjective, or adverb , it is called a verbal . What is this word’s function in the sentence?.

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Verbal Phrases: Participle Phrases

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  1. Verbal Phrases:Participle Phrases Participle: a form of a verb, acting as an adjective

  2. Verbal Phrases • When a verb functions as another part of speech such as a noun, adjective, or adverb, it is called a verbal.

  3. What is this word’s function in the sentence? What is this word’s function in the sentence? Types of Participles: Present and past • Present Participles usually end in –ing. • Ex: frightening or aching • Past participles usually end in –ed –en,-t. • Ex: annoyed or confused • Ex: Fallen or Burnt The frightening clown scared the kids. Annoyed, the teacher Sighed at her class.

  4. Participles act as adjectives • Grinning, ralph described that the island was good. • Ralph could hear a tiny chattering noise. • Deserted, the mountain was empty save for two abandon sticks and the thing that bowed. • Frightened, samneric described that beast.

  5. Participial phrases • A participle can be expanded into a phrase by adding modifiers and complements. • Traveling, the group arrived on time. • Traveling quickly, we arrived on time. • Traveling at breakneck speed, the car arrived on time. • In this case, the entire participial phrase acts as an adjective.

  6. Combing sentences using participles Two sentences Combined Troubled by the lack of news, we checked our phones again. • We were troubled by the lack of news. • We checked our phones again. • The tree had fallen. • It made a good place for a seat.

  7. Verbal Phrases:Gerund Phrases Gerund: A form of a verb that acts as a noun

  8. Gerunds – end in -ing • -ing verbs that function as nouns in a sentence.

  9. Verbals: Verb, Participle or Gerund? The little girl is coloring in her room. The coloring book is her favorite possession. Coloring is her favorite thing to do. Action Describing Subject

  10. Gerund Phrases: Gerunds with modifiers These phrases act together as nouns. • The dog’s constant barking woke the baby. • Running consistently makes for better exercise. • Sleeping on the job is frowned upon. • The woman tried dancing the salsa.

  11. Verbal phrases:Infinitive Phrases • Infinitives can act as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs • Generally appears with the word toin front of it.

  12. Infinitives as nouns

  13. Infinitives can also act as adjectives and adverbs • The witness showed a willingness to testify. • The injured girl was not able to run. What are these Inf. Phrases doing in these examples?

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