Function of Verbal

An __ is a verbal consisting of the word "to" plus a verb.

• Gerund

• Participle

• Infinitive

What does a GERUND function as?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

These are words that look like action words, but do not actually function as such.

• Verbs

• Gerunds

• Verbals

• Nouns

These are verbals that serve as subjects or objects in a sentence.

• Gerunds

• Present Participle

• Progressive Tenses

• Verbs

Consider this sentence: "The barking dog kept us awake all night." Here, we have a verbal "barking." Can you identify its function in the sentence?

• Gerund function as a Noun

• Participle functioning as an Adjective

• Infinitive functioning as an Adverb

• Infinitive functioning as as an Adjective

Infinitives may function as which of the following?

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Nouns

• Clauses

Verbals do NOT function as a ...

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

A verbal is a group of words that..

• functions as an independent or dependent clause in a sentence

• contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone

• always functions as a noun in a sentence and is a fragment

• contains a verb but functions as a different part of speech

Identify the VERBAL in the given sentence:

Flying kites has been our favorite summertime hobby.

• flying

• favorite

• has been

• summertime

Identify the kind of verbal the underlined word is.

Washing dishes is not my favorite chore.

• Gerund

• Present Participle

• Not a verbal