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VERBALS AND VERBAL PHRASES

VERBALS AND VERBAL PHRASES. The Participle. A verbal is a word that is formed from a verb but is used in a sentence as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. There are three kinds of verbals : the participle , the gerund , and the infinitive.

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VERBALS AND VERBAL PHRASES

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  1. VERBALS AND VERBAL PHRASES The Participle

  2. A verbal is a word that is formed from a verb but is used in a sentence as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. • There are three kinds of verbals: the participle, the gerund, and the infinitive.

  3. A participle is a verb form that can be used as an adjective. • There are two kinds of participles—present participles and past participles. • Present participles end in –ing. • Past participles often end in –ed, -d, or –t.

  4. EXAMPLES • The horses trotting past were not frightened by the crowd. [Trotting (a form of the verb trot) modifies the noun horses—trotting horses.] • Buried by pirates, the treasure lay undiscovered for centuries. [Buried (a form of the verb bury) modifies the noun treasure—buried treasure.]

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