Essential Question: How do verbals enhance writing and communication by adding
variety and clarity?
Vocabulary:
- Gerund: A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.
- Participle: A verb form that acts as an adjective to describe a noun.
- Infinitive: The “to” form of a verb, which can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
- Modifier: A word or phrase that provides additional detail about a verb, noun, or
other word.
- Phrase: A group of words that work together as a unit but do not form a complete
sentence.
What is a Verbal?
- A verbal is a verb form that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
- Verbals are verbs that are not being used as verbs
- When a verb is used as a verb, it is called a finite verb.
- There are three types of verbals: participles, gerunds, and infinitives
What is a Participle?
- A participle is a verb that ends with one of the following suffixes: -ing, -ed, -d, -t,
-en, -n
- Participles function as adjectives because they modify nouns.
- Participles are either past or present.
- Past Participles: end in -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n.
- Present Participles: end in -ing
Let's look at an example:
- Verb: wilt
- Past Participle: wilted
- Present Participle: wilting
Let’s Practice:
- 1. Is this sentence a past or present participle: The sleeping child is dreaming.
- Sleeping is our participle, child is our noun/subject, and is is our verb. Sleeping
serves as an adjective because it modifies the noun
- Answer: Present
Participle Phrases:
- A participle phrase is an adjective phrase that begins with a participle.
- Let’s take this sentence for instance; Covered in sunscreen, the young child went
swimming.
- In this sentence below, we can identify that the subject is the young child, the
participle is covered, and the phrase is covered in sunscreen.
variety and clarity?
Vocabulary:
- Gerund: A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.
- Participle: A verb form that acts as an adjective to describe a noun.
- Infinitive: The “to” form of a verb, which can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
- Modifier: A word or phrase that provides additional detail about a verb, noun, or
other word.
- Phrase: A group of words that work together as a unit but do not form a complete
sentence.
What is a Verbal?
- A verbal is a verb form that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
- Verbals are verbs that are not being used as verbs
- When a verb is used as a verb, it is called a finite verb.
- There are three types of verbals: participles, gerunds, and infinitives
What is a Participle?
- A participle is a verb that ends with one of the following suffixes: -ing, -ed, -d, -t,
-en, -n
- Participles function as adjectives because they modify nouns.
- Participles are either past or present.
- Past Participles: end in -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n.
- Present Participles: end in -ing
Let's look at an example:
- Verb: wilt
- Past Participle: wilted
- Present Participle: wilting
Let’s Practice:
- 1. Is this sentence a past or present participle: The sleeping child is dreaming.
- Sleeping is our participle, child is our noun/subject, and is is our verb. Sleeping
serves as an adjective because it modifies the noun
- Answer: Present
Participle Phrases:
- A participle phrase is an adjective phrase that begins with a participle.
- Let’s take this sentence for instance; Covered in sunscreen, the young child went
swimming.
- In this sentence below, we can identify that the subject is the young child, the
participle is covered, and the phrase is covered in sunscreen.
