Verbals Practice

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What is a verbal?

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A verbal is a form of a verb that functions as a different part of speech in a sentence, such as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

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What is a gerund?

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A gerund is a verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun in a sentence.

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What is a participle?

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A participle is a verbal that can end in -ing, -ed, or -en and functions as an adjective in a sentence.

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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', and can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

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Identify the function of the gerund in the sentence: 'Swimming is fun.'

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In this sentence, 'Swimming' is a gerund functioning as the subject.

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Identify the function of the participle in the sentence: 'The broken vase lay on the floor.'

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In this sentence, 'broken' is a participle functioning as an adjective describing 'vase'.

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Identify the function of the infinitive in the sentence: 'She wants to dance.'

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In this sentence, 'to dance' is an infinitive functioning as the direct object of the verb 'wants'.

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What is a participial phrase?

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A participial phrase includes a participle and any modifiers or complements, functioning as an adjective.

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Example of a gerund in a sentence.

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'Reading is my favorite hobby.' Here, 'Reading' is a gerund functioning as the subject.

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Example of a participle in a sentence.

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'The excited children ran to the playground.' Here, 'excited' is a participle describing 'children'.