Verbal Lessons

Verbals

A verb that is not a verb.

Poll

How confident are you with the concept of verbals?

• I wouldn't miss a single question on verbals.

• I'm pretty sure I know something about verbals.

• I have heard of verbals before.

• What's a verbal?

Multiple Choice

What's a verbal?

• A verb functioning as an action.

• A verb form that does not function as a verb.

• A verb within a verb, inside of another verb.

Poll

What age do you want to drive a car legally?

• 16

• 18+

Verbs ACTING as other parts of speech.

Multiple Choice

What's a verbal?

• A verb that constitutes an action.

• A verb form that acts as a different part of speech.

• A verb in disguise as another verb.

Multiple Select

Select all of the verbals.

• Gerunds

• Auxiliary Verbs

• Participles

• Verbatim

• Infinitives

The hardest part of verbals is remembering how the verb acts.

Always remember that the verb is acting as something other than itself.

Verbs ACTING as other parts of speech.

Gerunds (-ing)

>A gerund is a verbal ending in

-ing that functions as a noun.

>>>A verb as a person, place, or thing.

Multiple Choice

Gerunds are verbs that act as ______ ending in -ing.

• nouns

• adjectives

• adverbs

Present and Past

Participles (-ing or

-ed)

>A verbal that functions as an adjective.

>>>A verb as a descriptor.

Multiple Choice

Present and past participles act as what part of speech?

• Adjectives

• Nouns

• Adverbs

Poll

Which mode of transportation sounds best?

Infinitives (forms of "to be")

>A verbal formed by placing to in front of the simple present form of a verb.

>>>Infinitives may function as adjectives, adverbs, or nouns.

>>>>>Infinite, think "many."

Multiple Select

Infinitives may function as which of the following?

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Nouns

• Clauses

DON'T FORGET:

Verbals Can Function as Phrases

• Adverbial Phrases

• Adjectival Phrases

• Noun Phrases

Multiple Choice

A verbal is a verb doing what?

• Hiding

• Changing

• Acting

• Dying

Multiple Choice

What's a verbal?

• A verb functioning as an action.

• A verb form that acts as a adverb, adjective, or noun.

• A verb acting as a preposition.

Open Ended

What type of car do you want to drive?