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 an infinitive?

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An infinitive is the base form of a verb, usually preceded by 'to', that can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb. Example: 'to run'.

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What is a gerund?

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A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun in a sentence. Example: 'Running is fun.'

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What is a participle?

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A participle is a verb form that can function as an adjective. It usually ends in -ing (present participle) or -ed (past participle). Example: 'The running water is cold.'

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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and its object, which can be a noun or pronoun, along with any modifiers. Example: 'in the park'.

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Identify the function of the phrase 'to know' in the sentence: 'I want to know all there is to know about John Snow.'

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The phrase 'to know' functions as an infinitive.

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Identify the function of the phrase 'to the store' in the sentence: 'She was going to the store after the PTA meeting.'

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The phrase 'to the store' functions as a prepositional phrase.

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Identify the function of the phrase 'baking pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving' in the sentence: 'I will be baking pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.'

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The phrase 'baking pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving' functions as a gerund.

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Identify the function of the phrase 'Intimidating evil doers with her lasso' in the sentence: 'Intimidating evil doers with her lasso, Wonder Woman is an integral member of the Justice League.'

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The phrase 'Intimidating evil doers with her lasso' functions as a participial phrase.

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Identify the function of the word 'terrifying' in the sentence: 'The Joker came up with a terrifying plan.'

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The word 'terrifying' functions as a participle.