Verbals & Parts of Speech
Study to show thyself approved unto God.
Infinitive
Adverb
The Hope Diamond is one of the most valuable gems in the world, if not the most.
The Hope Diamond is one of the most valuable gems in the world, if not the most valuable.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was a devout Christian, wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was a devout Christian, wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.
We saw a fireball brighter than the sun.
Adjective
Persian cats have longer hair than Siamese cats.
Sentence
Information concerning the field trip will be given tomorrow.
Participle
Adjective
The spy plane could fly as fast, if not faster than, a rifle bullet.
The spy plane could fly as fast as, if not faster than, a rifle bullet.
When we were camping in the woods, we saw a bear.
When we were camping in the woods, we saw a bear.
The comet was seen across the Siberian sky.
Preposition
A domesticated variety of the European or African wild cat.
Fragment
Joshua was given the job of sweeping the gym floor before each game.
Gerund
Noun
When the Wright brothers made their first flight in 1903, they accomplished something that no one had before.
When the Wright brothers made their first flight in 1903, they accomplished something that no one had accomplished before.
When he was in the Air Force, he was a flight engineer on a C-130 transport.
When he was in the Air Force, he was a flight engineer on a C-130 transport.
The comet had entered the earth's atmosphere.
Verb
Cats have excellent night vision, they can hunt in near-darkness.
Run-on
Jungle Pilot is a biography based on the life of missionary Nate Saint.
Participle
Adjective
The rocky asteroid was the size of a basketball.
Adjective
Noun
Rolling on the floor with a ball of yarn, kittens love to play.
Sentence
One must complete Officer Candidate School to be an officer in the military.
Infinitive
Adverb
The asteroid was seen shortly after dawn on June 30, 1908.
Adverb
Noun
Dogs are social animals, cats are more independent.
Run-on