English 8: Prepared by Ms. Gemma M. Abriza

English 8
Prepared by Ms. Gemma M. Abriza

I LOVE my friends. LOVING my
friends gives me a positive
feeling. How about you? Are
you willing to LOVE your
friends unconditionally?
I LOVE my friends. LOVING my
friends gives me a positive
feeling. How about you? Are
1. To distinguish you willing to LOVE your
between verbs and friends unconditionally?
verbals
2. To identify the
different kinds of
verbals
3. To analyze the
functions of verbals
Objectives:
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VERBALS
I LOVE my friends.
►A word or group of words that is LOVING my friends gives me a positive feeling.
derived from a verb
► but functions as a different part of
speech.
► Three Kinds of Verbals:

► 1. Gerund
► 2. Infinitive
► 3. Participle
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The father and his son are praying.
PRAYING is a verb.
► Praying is our way of connecting to God.
PRAYING is a GERUND.
A gerund is a verbal ending in –ing.

It functions as a noun.
Praying to God is the strongest weapon that

we can have in life.
GERUND PHRASE GERUND

Praying to God Praying
1. GERUND Listening is a communication skill. Listening Gerund
Appreciating yourself invites positivity Appreciating

yourself
Gerund phrase
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GERUND/Gerund phrase as a
SUBJECT
Functions of
GERUND/GERUND Phrase
► 1. Loving is a positive feeling.
► 2. Praying to God is the strongest weapon we
can have in life.
► 3. Listening is a communication skill.
► 4. Appreciating oneself invites positivity.
As a subject,
the gerund or GP acts as the TOPIC of the
sentence.
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DIRECT OBJECT
Functions of
► 1. People enjoy looking at the beautiful
sunset.
► 2. The medical front liners do contact-tracing
as part of their research.
► 3. Before the pandemic, my family loves
travelling around Luzon.
► 4. They do not appreciate my singing.
As a direct object,
the gerund or GP acts as the RECEIVER of

the action
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PREDICATE NOMINATIVE
SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
Functions of
► 1. The villagers’ favorite pastime is watching
the sunset by the seashore.
► 2. Before the pandemic, my family’s wish is
travelling.
► 3. Cats’ favorite activity is sleeping.
As a predicate nominative,
the gerund or GP refers back to the subject
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APPOSITIVE
Functions of
► 1. My friend’s dream, becoming a doctor, is
such a possibility.
► 2. We wish to attain our goal, finishing
projects on time.
► 3. I want to believe that our dream, having this
pandemic come to its end, is on the horizon.
As an appositive,
the gerund or GP renames the noun beside

it.
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GERUND/Gerund phrase as an
Object of the preposition
Functions of
► 1. The highest official of the land talked about
asking for vaccines from China.
► 2. The men were apprehended by the police
for violating the curfew hours.
► 3. People got furious when they heard that a
group of workers were held because of airing
out their sentiments.
As an object of the preposition,
the gerund or GP becomes an object for a

preposition.
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GERUND/Gerund phrase as an
Indirect Object
Functions of
► 1. We gave snorkeling a try when we went to
Hundred Islands.
► 2. The responsible students allot reviewing for
the test much time and effort.
As an indirect object,
the gerund or GP becomes the receiver of

the direct object.
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GERUND/Gerund phrase as a/an
Functions of
► 1. The kindergarten pupils chose sand playing

1. Subject
as their favorite activity.
2. Direct object
► 2. Asking for forgiveness, for some, is so
3. Predicate Nominative difficult.
4. Appositive ► 3. It is my father’s job, farming, that sent me
5. Object of the preposition
and my brother to universities we dreamed of.
► 4. Our school administration is considering
6. Indirect Object
putting up our own college.
► 5. Our school admin’s dream is having our
own college.
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Comparison: Verb or Gerund
The
Missy’s
Thismom
children
isNGO
HELPING
DREAMING
She
My role,
has
tomiss
the
DREAMING
was CHECKING
been
poor
be GOING
an HELPING
has
to
CLEANING the
bebeenout
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an props,
with
the
her
is is
vow.
what
actress.
the room
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significant,
poor.isfriends.
she
when Idoing.too.
arrived.
She is DREAMING to be an actress. DREAMING to be an actress is what

she is doing.
My mom was CLEANING the room The children miss GOING out with
when I arrived. their friends.
This NGO has been HELPING the Missy’s role, CHECKING the props, is
poor. significant, too.
HELPING the poor has been her vow.
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Reference/Source:
► Dela Cruz, Laura S. English in Perspective 8. Quezon City: Abiva Publishing, 2017.
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► Three Kinds of Verbals:

A gerund is a verbal ending in –ing.

Praying to God is the strongest weapon that

GERUND PHRASE GERUND

Appreciating yourself invites positivity Appreciating

the gerund or GP acts as the RECEIVER of

the gerund or GP refers back to the subject

the gerund or GP renames the noun beside

the gerund or GP becomes an object for a

the gerund or GP becomes the receiver of

► 1. The kindergarten pupils chose sand playing

She is DREAMING to be an actress. DREAMING to be an actress is what

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