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What is a verbal?
a phrase
a verb functioning as another word in a sentence.
a clause
The modifier in a sentence
What are the three verbals?
Demonstrative, interrogative, declarative
How many, what kind, whos
When, where, how
Infinitives, Participles, Gerunds
What is a present participle?
A verb with to in front of it
An action verb with a helping verb.
A verb ending in ING
A verb ending in ed, en, or t
What is a Gerund?
A verb ending in ING functioning as an adverb
A noun functioning as a verb
A verb ending in ING functioning as an adjective
A verb ending in ING functioning as a noun
What is an infinitive?
To plus a verb functioning as a verb
To plus a verb functioning as a noun, adjective, or adverb
To plus a verb functioning as a preposition
To plus a verb functioning as a noun
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, activity
What is an adjective?
A word that modifies a noun.
What questions does an adjective answer?
What kind, which one, how many, and whos
Identify the participle. Growing technology is part of the new era.
technology
growing
era
part
Identify the gerund. Good driving requires concentration.
concentration
good
requires
driving
Identify the participle. The earliest build smart phones were very slow.
slow
built
were
earliest
Identify the gerund. Manufacturing is not a growing industry.
industry
growing
not
manufacturing
Identify the infinitive phrase. Motorcyclists need to wear protective gear.
to wear protective clothing
protective clothing
Motorcyclists need
need to
Identify the infinitive. My brother likes to race.
brother
race
to race
likes to
