verbal phrases
verbal phrases
verbal phrases
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Verbal Phrases <br />
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Verbals are formed from verbs and in some ways act like verbs, however, in a sentence <br />
they do not function as verbs. They function as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Verbal <br />
<strong>phrases</strong> are formed by <strong>verbal</strong>s and any complements or modifiers they may have. There <br />
are three types of <strong>verbal</strong>s and <strong>verbal</strong> <strong>phrases</strong>: participles and participial <strong>phrases</strong>, <br />
gerunds and gerund <strong>phrases</strong>, and infinitives and infinitive <strong>phrases</strong>. <br />
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Participles and Participial Phrases (PT and PTP) <br />
Participles are verbs that act as adjectives. Present participles end in –ing; past <br />
participles may end in –ed, –d, –t, –en, or –n. <br />
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The loudly snoring student embarrassed himself. <br />
Loudly snoring, the student embarrassed himself. <br />
The student, snoring loudly, embarrassed himself. <br />
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We saw Wilma buying a large Slurpee. <br />
Drinking her Slurpee, Wilma felt happy. <br />
Thinking about another Slurpee, Wilma collapsed. <br />
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• Write three sentences containing participial <strong>phrases</strong>. <br />
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases (G and GP) <br />
Gerunds are verbs that end in –ing and act as nouns in a sentence. <br />
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Skiing is fun. <br />
I enjoy sleeping. <br />
We gave singing a try. <br />
Before arriving, I brushed my teeth. <br />
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Finishing my homework exhausted me. <br />
After eating dinner, we saw a movie. <br />
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• Write four sentences with gerunds or gerund <strong>phrases</strong> as nouns: S, DO, PN, and OP. <br />
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Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases (IF and IFP) <br />
Infinitives are usually created when the word to is followed by a verb. Infinitives can be <br />
used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. <br />
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To fail is unacceptable. <br />
Doris needs to leave. <br />
His aim is to succeed. <br />
Misty is the person to ask. <br />
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We left to eat. <br />
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We helped fix the faucet. <br />
The spices made her cough. <br />
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To ride a bike is to know freedom. <br />
Murphy forgot to film the wedding. <br />
To steal stealthily, Maureen trained for several years. <br />
The need to buy a gift has given us pause. <br />
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To go to the store, you need to take Speedway. <br />
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• Write three sentences with infinitives or infinitive <strong>phrases</strong> as nouns: S, DO, PN. <br />
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• Write two sentences with infinitives or infinitive <strong>phrases</strong> as modifiers: ADV, ADJ. <br />