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Identify what are verbals;

Learning Use verbals in statements


Objectives:

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“Practicing will only help you get better,”
Read and that was the motivation I had for myself
observe the when I started my passion. Even though
underlined you don't like practicing, it will help you
words in the get better gradually. To practice every
situation: time but not too much otherwise I would
forget to enjoy life. Did you understand
that practicing concept?

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“Practicing will only help you get better,”
What are the that was the motivation I had for myself
roles of the when I started my passion. Even though
underlined you don't like practicing, it will help you
words in the get better gradually. To practice every
sentences? time but not too much otherwise I would
forget to enjoy life. Did you understand
that practicing concept?
Verbals are verbs that act as
another part of speech, such as
Verbals adjectives, adverbs or nouns.
Three types of verbals:
gerunds, infinitives and
participles
Gerund Infinitive Participle
“Practicing will only To practice every time Did you understand
help you get better,” but not too much that practicing concept?
that was the otherwise I would forget
to enjoy life.
motivation I had for
myself when I started
my passion.

Even though you Based from the classified


don't like practicing, verbals, what is the function
it will help you get
better gradually. of each type?
Gerund Infinitive Participle
“Practicing will only To practice every time Did you understand
help you get better,” but not too much that practicing concept?
A gerund is
otherwise I would forget
a verbal that ends
that was the
to enjoy in
life.-ing and functions as a
motivation I had for
myself when I started noun.
my passion.

Even though you


don't like practicing, You'll also find
it will help you get gerunds as the
better gradually. object of a sentence.
Gerunds often appear as the subject of the sentence.

For example:

•Cooking helps me relax at the end of the day.


•Smoking is dangerous for everyone.
•Cheating has become much easier with technology.
•Winning isn't the most important part of the game.
You'll also find gerunds as the object of a sentence:

•I think cooking is a relaxing activity.


•Never start smoking because it's dangerous for everyone.
•Technology has led to an increase in cheating.
•We don't believe that winning is the most important part of
the game.
Notice that in all of these examples, the gerund is
functioning as a noun. Whether it's the subject or the
object of the sentence, a gerund always ends in -ing.
Gerund Infinitive Participle
“Practicing will only To practice every time Did you understand
help you get better,” but not too much that practicing concept?
that was the otherwise I would forget
to enjoy life.
motivation I had for
myself when I started
my passion.

Even though An youinfinitive is a verbal


don't like practicing,
that includes "to" and a
it will help you get
better gradually. present-tense verb
In the sentence "Now is the best time to start," the
infinitive is to start.

Infinitives can function as adjectives, adverbs or


nouns in a sentence.
When an infinitive modifies a noun, it's functioning as an
adjective.

For example:
•Let's find a game to play. ("to play" modifies "game")
•France is my favorite country to visit. ("to visit" modifies
"country")
•Your ability to dance is incredible. ("to dance" modifies
"ability")
Infinitives function as adverbs when they modify verbs,
adjectives or other adverbs:

•To play, we all draw a card. ("to play" modifies "draw")


•I traveled to France to visit. ("to visit" modifies" traveled")
•Did you go to Julliard to dance? ("to dance" modifies
"go")
Finally, infinitives can function as nouns, either as subjects
or objects in a sentence.

For example:
•I'd like to play. ("to play" is the direct object)
•This is a movie that we really want to watch. ("to watch"
is the direct object)

•To dance is to express yourself with your body. ("to


dance" is the subject)
Gerund Infinitive Participle
“Practicing will only To practice every time Did you understand
help you get better,” but not too much that practicing concept?
that was the otherwise I would forget
to enjoy life.
motivation I had for
myself when I started
my passion.
A participle is a verbal that functions as an
Even adjective.
though you Like all adjectives, you'll either find
participles
don't like practicing,right before the noun they modify, or
it will you'll
help you getfind them functioning as
better gradually.
predicate adjectives after a linking verb.
There are two kinds of participles: present
participles (ending in -ing) and past participles
(ending in -ed or -en).
Like gerunds, present participles end in -ing.
However, unlike gerunds, they only act as adjectives.

For example:

•This depressing movie makes me feel sad.


•Tyler is so charming and thoughtful.
•The ending to that episode was surprising!
•These gloves warm up my freezing fingers.
Examples of past participles in a sentence include:

•This movie makes me feel depressed.


•That last math problem left me so confused.
•Were you surprised by the ending of the episode?
•These gloves warm up my frozen fingers.
Let’s practice!

Construct three sentences that has verbals on it. 1


sentence with gerund, 1 sentence with participle
and 1 sentence with infinitive.
Identify what are verbals;
Learning Use verbals in statements
Objectives:

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