Verbals
What is a verbal?
Verbals look like verbs but they don't act like a verb.
What is verb voice?
Tells us whether the subject of the sentence is doing the action or receiving the action.
What can a participle function as?
Adjective
What can a gerund function as?
Noun
How many verb moods are there?
5
What are the 3 types of verbals?
participles, gerunds, and infinitives.
What are the 2 types of verb voice?
active, passive
What is a past participle?
The past form of any verb is usually formed by adding -ed to a verb. Sometimes past tense can end in -d, -t, -en, or -n.
What is the gerund in the sentence?
Cleaning the bathroom is a chore that almost no one enjoys.
cleaning
What is the verb mood?
She runs every morning.
indicative
What is the verbal?
Running is Jason’s favorite form of exercise.
Running
What is the verb voice in the sentence?
The dog chased the ball.
Active
What is a present participle?
Present participle is formed by adding -ing to a verb.
What is the gerund in the sentence?
Gregor tremendously enjoyed showing his dogs.
showing
What is the verb mood?
Run faster!
Imperative
What is the verbal?
Yolanda would like to coach competitive swimming this summer.
to coach-infinitive
What is the verb voice in the sentence?
The tests were graded by the teacher.
passive
What is the participle in the sentence?
Both plants and animals exist in a balancing act of survival.
balancing
Walking is good exercise.
The gerund is walking. How is it functioning in the sentence?
The subject of the sentence.
What is the verb mood?
If I were taller, I could dunk.
subjunctive (a wish or hypothetical)
What is the verbal? What type of verbal?
The worried parents finally found the boy.
worried
Change the sentence from passive to active.
A delicious meal was prepared by the chef.
The chef prepared a delicious meal.
What is the participle in the sentence?
She handed me a resume printed on yellow paper?
printed
List 3 things a gerund can function as in a sentence.
Subject, direct object, object of preposition
What is the verb mood?
If she trains hard, she will win.
conditional (it's a possibility)