Friday, October 13, 2023

Lesson 225 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Participles/Adjective Infinitives

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A participle is a verbal and is used as an adjective. Participles end in various ways. They modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the word modified.
 
A present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. 
 
Examples: 
played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having been seen

A participial phrase is made up of a participle and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like the gerund. A participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adjective
 
Examples: 
to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like the gerund. An infinitive phrase that comes at the beginning of the sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

Instructions: Find the participles, infinitive, participial phrases, and infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The money lying on the dresser is yours.

2. The crying child awakened everyone.

3. The heavy package to be sent was quickly loaded.

4. Hearing the noise, the girl was suddenly afraid.

5. There are several things to be considered first.


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Answers:

1. The money lying on the dresser is yours.
    - lying on the dresser modifies money

2. The crying child awakened everyone.
    - crying modifies child

3. The heavy package to be sent was quickly loaded.
    - to be sent modifies package

4. Hearing the noise, the girl was suddenly afraid.
    - Hearing the noise modifies girl

5. There are several things to be considered first.
    - to be considered first modifies things



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