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What is a verbal?

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A verbal is a word that looks like a verb but functions as a different part of speech, such as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

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What is an infinitive?

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An infinitive is the base form of a verb, usually preceded by 'to', such as 'to run', 'to eat', or 'to play'.

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Which of the following is NOT an infinitive: to eat, to guess, to understand, to pencil?

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to pencil

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A verbal looks like a _____, but acts like a _______________.

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verb, different part of speech

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An infinitive is NEVER the main verb or in the ____ _______.

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verb phrase

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True or False: An adverb modifies a verb and gives descriptions like 'quickly', 'slowly', 'heavily'.

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True

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Can there be more than one infinitive/infinitive phrases in a sentence?

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Yes

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What is the function of an adverb in a sentence?

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An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, providing more information about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.

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Give an example of a sentence with an infinitive phrase.

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I want to learn how to play the guitar.

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What part of speech does a gerund function as?

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A gerund functions as a noun.