Verbals Part 1

Verbals Part 1

• more than one word

• made up of action AND helping verbs (could be jumping, will have thrown).

Verb Phrase

• one word

• can be action (jumps, throws), linking (is, was, were, be), or helping (could, should, would).

​Verb

Let's review!

So what is a verbal?

• A verbal is a word that is formed from a verb but is used in a sentence as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.

• Think of them as secret agents. They look like one thing, but really, they're something else.

​Gerunds

act as adjectives

Types of Verbals

​Participles

​Infinitives

act as nouns

act as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs

Participles

Verb forms that act as adjectives

• Most end in -ing or -ed, but like the video said, there are many other possible endings.

• HINT: If you can take the word out of the sentence, it is probably the participle! Remember, complete sentences need verbs, but adjectives are extra!

Multiple Choice

Participles are a type of verbal that function as a/an ________________ in the sentence.

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

Multiple Choice

Identify the participle(s).

The sobbing child held his injured knee.

• The

• sobbing

• child

• sobbing, injured

Multiple Choice

Why is "kicked" not a participle in this sentence:

James kicked the ball and it landed on a frozen lake.

• Because it is functioning as a noun

• Because it is functioning as a verb

• It is a participle.

Participial Phrases - A group of related words, starting with a participle, that acts as an adjective

MOST of these phrases are set off with commas!

Example:

​Seeing itself in the mirror, the duck seemed confused.

​The underlined group of words starts with a participle, "seeing," and the group of words as a whole describes "the duck."

Multiple Choice

Identify the participial phrase.

Enjoying her victory, Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

• Monica

• jumped around wildly

• threw her arms up

• Enjoying her victory

Multiple Choice

Identify the participial phrase.

Braking too late, Judy hit the car in front of her.

• hit the car

• in front of her

• Braking too late

• Judy

Multiple Choice

Identify the participial phrase.

Mandy marveled at the yard covered in a thick layer of snow.

• marveled at the yard

• covered in a thick layer of snow

• yard

• Mandy

Multiple Choice

Identify the participial phrase.

For dinner, Cindy enjoyed a hamburger topped with lettuce, onions, and ketchup.

• enjoyed a hamburger

• topped with lettuce, onions, and ketchup

• For dinner

• hamburger

Multiple Choice

Identify the participial phrase.

Holding open the elevator doors, the man smiled at the mother.

• smiled at the mother

• the mother

• elevator doors

• Holding open the elevator doors

Multiple Choice

Identify the participial phrase.
Mark quickly licked the ice cream dripping down his arm.

• quickly licked the ice cream
• licked the ice cream
• dripping down his arm

Multiple Choice

Identify the participial phrase.
Placing her money on the counter, the little girl smiled at the clerk.

• Placing her money
• Placing her money on the counter
• smiled at the clerk

Multiple Choice

Identify the participial phrase.
The scouts roasting marshmallows around the fire told ghost stories to pass the time.

• roasting marshmallows
• roasting marshmallows around the fire
• told ghost stories to pass the time

Multiple Choice

Where is a comma needed to make this sentence correct?
Toby finished the sprint in 35 seconds beating his old time by 3 seconds.

• after Toby
• after finished
• before beating
• before by

Match

Match the following from the sentence:

I did the assignment sitting in the library.

• sitting

• sitting in the library

• I

participle

participial phrase

noun being described

• participle

• participial phrase

• noun being described

Match

Match the following from the sentence:

The woman tried to navigate the streets jammed with people.

• jammed

• jammed with people

• streets

participle

participial phrase

noun being described

• participle

• participial phrase

• noun being described

Match

Match the following from the sentence:

The boys playing soccer in the park were enjoying their afternoon.

• playing

• playing soccer in the park

• The boys

participle

participial phrase

noun being described

• participle

• participial phrase

• noun being described

Match

Match the following from the sentence:

Laying in the hospital, John secretly wished he hadn't gone for a hike.

• Laying

• Laying in the hospital,

• John

participle

participial phrase

noun being described

• participle

• participial phrase

• noun being described

Match

Match the following from the sentence:

The passenger thrown overboard was tossed a rope.

• thrown

• thrown overboard

• The passenger

participle

participial phrase

noun being described

• participle

• participial phrase

• noun being described

Match

Match the following from the sentence:

Venturing close to the house, the deer tried to get into the garden.

• Venturing

• Venturing close to the house,

• the deer

participle

participial phrase

noun being described

• participle

• participial phrase

• noun being described