PARTICIPLES
Define how a participle functions:
As an adjective.
Define how a gerund functions:
As a noun.
Define an infinitive:
to + verb
adj, adv, or noun
Define an adjective:
Describe.
What is the function of an appositive word/ phrase?
Rename/ redefine the noun with the appositive and its modifiers.
What is the participle doing?
"I saw him playing football."
Describing the noun.
What MUST a gerund end with?
-ing
What three parts of speech can an infinitive function as?
Adjective, adverb, and noun.
Define a verb:
Action.
Where is the appositive? What is it modifying?
My teacher Mrs. Thomas needs to calm down.
Mrs. Thomas modifies "my Teacher"
Where is the participle?
"The baby, tired from a long day of play, cried without end."
Tired.
What is the gerund? *Hint: Example where it is the subject of the verb.
"Running is a good way to explore."
Running.
Where is the infinitive in this C.S. Lewis quote?
"We do not write to be understood. We write in order to understand."
To be understood & to understand/
Define the difference between a noun and a pronoun:
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
A pronoun is the proper name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
When is an appositive phrase NONessential?
If the meaning of the sentence does not change without it.
What is the participle AND what is it doing?
"The girl singing on stage is my sister."
Modifying the noun "girl" by giving information about her.
What is the gerund? *Hint: Example where it is the object of the preposition.
"I am thinking of running."
Running.
Change the gerund to an infinitive:
"You risk loosing everything."
You risk to loose everything.
Define a conjunction & give examples:
A word used to connect clauses or sentences, or to coordinate words in the same clause.
FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
What is the appositive? Is it essential or nonessential?
Author William Shakespeare wrote over 30 plays over the course of his career.
William Shakespeare - essential
What is the participle AND where is the participle phrase?
"Brimming with confidence, Jack blurted the answer."
Participle = "brimming."
Participle phrase = "Jack blurted the answer."
Change the infinitive to a gerund:
"I prefer to go out on the weekend."
"I prefer going out on the weekend."
What three parts of a sentence can an infinitive appear as?
Subjects, objects, or predicate nominatives.
What are the three articles that can go before a noun?
The, a, an.
Combine the following sentences using an appositive phrase:
The Heritage MS teachers are totally bussin'.
Mrs. Everhart is totally bussin'.
Mrs. Henry is totally bussin'.
The Heritage MS teachers Mrs. Everhart and Mrs. Henry are totally bussin'.