A verbal is a verb form used as some other part of speech. There are
three kinds of verbals: gerunds, participles, and infinitives.
A gerund always ends in ing and is used as a noun.
Example:
Eating is fun.
A participle is used as an adjective and ends various ways. 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
An infinitive is to plus a verb form. It can be a noun,
an adjective, or an adverb.
Examples:
to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten
Instructions: Find the
gerunds, gerund phrases, participles, participial phrases, infinitives,
or infinitive phrases in these sentences, tell what kind of verbal they
are, and how they are used.
1. To see better, I got new glasses.
2. Sometimes I just need to do more.
3. Having changed his mind, he turned to go.
4. The team winning the match will be given new shirts.
5. You can go home only by crossing the street.
--For answers scroll
down.
Answers:
1. To see better, I got new glasses.
- To see better (adverb infinitive phrase) modifying the verb got
2. Sometimes I just need to do more.
- to do more (noun infinitive phrase) used as the direct object
3. Having changed his mind, he turned to go.
- having changed his mind (participial phrase) modifying the subject he
- to go (adverb infinitive) modifying the verb turned
4. The team winning the match will be given new shirts.
- winning the match (participial phrase) modifying the subject team
5. You can go home only by crossing the street.
- crossing the street (gerund phrase) used as the object of the preposition
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