Identify the verbal
Jennifer’s goal was to graduate from college
to graduate (inf.)
The frozen fish was an easy meal for Jim to cook
frozen
Hitting a teacher will get you suspended
hitting
Doris was asked to host the baby shower
to host
What is a gerund?
A gerund is a VERB that functions as a noun.
(Looks like a verb- but is considered a noun in the sentence.)
My favorite activity is skiing
skiing- gerund
The children arrived with the smell of baking muffins
baking
Taking it easy is my brother's idea of a good vacation
The hostess asked Jill to refill the punch bowl
to refill
What is a participle?
A verb that functions as an adjective (or part of a perfect verb)
The judges called my sister’s singing superb
singing- gerund
A folding chair sat beside the door
folding
I love playing trivial pursuit
playing
To clean the house seemed like an impossible task
To clean
What is an infinitive?
Functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb in the sentence.
The girls love to swim at Julie’s house
to swim (infinitive)
Add two beaten eggs to the mixture
beaten
Opening the door for others is a common courtesy.
Opening the door for others (gerund phrase)
The purpose of the class was to teach children how to swim
to teach, to swim
What is the only verbal that can act as an adverb?
What is an adverb?
Infinitives
Answer: how, why, to what extent, etc.
Animals dumped in the streets often become a menace
dumped- participle
The car, damaged by the hailstorm, was taken to a body shop
damaged by the hailstorm
She doesn't really enjoy working after school.
working
Clay goes to his grandma’s house to eat homemade sweets
to eat
How is an a gerund different from a participle with an ing ending?
A gerund acts like a noun, a participle would be modifying the noun (because participles act as adjectives.)