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Verbals When a verb is not a verb…

Verbals When a verb is not a verb…. I am having an identity crisis. Verb?. Participle. A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective. Present Participles. Present participles are formed by adding – ing to the plain form of the verb.

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Verbals When a verb is not a verb…

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  1. VerbalsWhen a verb is not a verb… I am having an identity crisis. Verb?

  2. Participle A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective.

  3. Present Participles Present participles are formed by adding –ing to the plain form of the verb. Example: The laughingLombard annoyed Detective Blore.

  4. Past Participles Past participlesare formed by adding either –ed, -d-, -t, -en, or –n to the plain form of the verb. Others may be formed as irregular verbs. The once confused studentswere beginning to understand verbals.

  5. The recently assembled guests anticipate a wonderful getaway.

  6. Underline all participles in the following sentences and identify as past or present: Blore and Lombard, two of the surviving guests, are in a heated debate. The developing storm is an augury of events yet to unfold. The heartbroken Dr. Armstrong imagines that his cheating wife has returned from the dead. The poisoned victim is Miss Emily Brent.

  7. Gerunds A gerund is a verb form used as a noun. The gerund can be formed by adding –ing to the present tense of the verb: Jog jogging Jogging at night without reflective gear can be dangerous.

  8. Gerunds can be used as: A subject: Jogging is a popular form of exercise. A direct object: My sister enjoys jogging. Enjoys what? jogging An object of the preposition: These shoes are made for jogging. A predicate nominative: My favorite hobby is jogging. Don’t confuse with participle ---jogging shoes **Remember: A participle is a verb form that describes a noun.**

  9. In the following sentences, underline the gerund(s): Lying came easily to psychotic Justice Wargraves. Emily Brent was an expert at blaming others for their indiscretions . Lombard enjoys drinking. Lombard’s idea of romancing Vera was to make inappropriate jokes about their impending deaths. 5. Emily’s favorite hobby is knitting .

  10. Infinitive: An infinitive is a verbal that is formed with “to” and “a verb” The “to” before the verb is called “The sign of the infinitive.” to run to see to hear to complete to differ to distinguish TO

  11. The word “to” is a preposition when it is followed by a noun or pronoun that is its object. I need a ride to the game. We went to Jeff’s party. prepositions

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