Verbals Review

What is a Gerund?

• A verb form serving as a noun or as a modifier and at the same time taking objects and adverbial modifiers.
• A form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun, noun phrase, verb, or verb phrase, and then plays a role similar to an adjective or adverb.
• A noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.

What is an infinitive?

• A verb form serving as a noun or as a modifier and at the same time taking objects and adverbial modifiers.
• It's a verbal consisting of the word to plus a verb using to.
• A noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.

What is a participle?

• A verb form serving as a noun or as a modifier and at the same time taking objects and adverbial modifiers.
• A form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun, noun phrase, verb, or verb phrase, and then plays a role similar to an adjective or adverb.
• A noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.

What is the RED phrase?
Flying in a plane is my favorite way to travel.

• participle
• gerund
• infintive
• prepositional phrase

What is the RED phrase?
Singing her heart out, the toddler knew all the words to Fancy.  

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive
• prepositonal

What is the RED phrase?
I want to know all there is to know about John Snow.

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive
• prepositional phrase

What is the RED phrase?
My son, running into the end zone, is smiling from ear to ear.

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive
• prepositional phrase

what's the verbal?
Running up and down the stairs, my children gave me a headache.

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive

What is the RED phrase?
She was going to the store after the PTA meeting.

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive
• prepositional phrase

What is the RED phrase?
I will be baking pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.

• participle
• gerund
• infinitive
• prepositional phrase