Background to Verbals--Parts of the Sentence
Action Verbs & Direct and Indirect Objects
direct_and_indirect_objects_worksheets.pdf | |
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Linking Verbs & Predicate Nominatives/Predicate Adjectives
list_of_linking_verbs.pdf | |
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pn_and_pa_worksheets.pdf | |
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Mixed Review--DO, IO, PN, and PA
Verbals--Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
Notes on Verbals--
Gerunds:
Infinitives:
Functions as Nouns: subject, direct object, or predicate noun
Functions as Adverbs: describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs; tell how, when, where, or why; can be placed anywhere in the sentence
Hint: If it's at the beginning of the sentence and there is a comma, it's functioning as an adverb!!!
Functions as Adjectives: describes nouns; must be close to the noun it modifies
Hint: If you remove the noun from the sentence and it does NOT make sense anymore, then it's functioning as an adjective.
Participles:
Gerunds:
- End in -ing
- Always function as a noun (subject, direct object, predicate noun/nominative, object of the preposition)
- Can be used alone or as part of a gerund phrase
Infinitives:
- "To" + a verb (to play, to eat, to run, to jump, to read...)
- Can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb
- Can be used alone or as part of an infinitive phrase
Functions as Nouns: subject, direct object, or predicate noun
- To play baseball is my passion. (subject)
- My brother loves to play baseball every afternoon. (direct object)
- My greatest passion is to play baseball. (predicate noun)
Functions as Adverbs: describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs; tell how, when, where, or why; can be placed anywhere in the sentence
Hint: If it's at the beginning of the sentence and there is a comma, it's functioning as an adverb!!!
- To find her keys, Amy searched through her purse and her pockets.
- Amy searched through her purse and her pockets to find her keys.
Functions as Adjectives: describes nouns; must be close to the noun it modifies
Hint: If you remove the noun from the sentence and it does NOT make sense anymore, then it's functioning as an adjective.
- Amy's plan to visit the beach made me happy.
- Would you say--Amy's to visit the beach made me happy? No! The infinitive phrase tells which plan--to visit the beach. The noun and infinitive phrase are necessary for the clarity/meaning of the sentence.
Participles:
- Usually end in -ing or -ed; some irregular verb endings can occur
- Always function as an adjective
- Can be used alone or as part of a participial phrase
- If used alone, the participle will come directly in front of the noun it modifies.
- If used as a phrase, it should come near the noun it modifies.
- If it does NOT come near the noun it modifies, it will be a dangling participle/misplaced modifier.
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gerund_practice.pdf | |
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participle-ws-2.pdf | |
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infinitiveworksheet.pdf | |
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infinitives-ws-1.pdf | |
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