Online Learning Week 2

English 9

VERBALS
Prepared by:
Katrina Rose C. Flores
 What is a verbal?

• A verbal is a verb form that

does not function as a verb.
• Verbals function as nouns,
adjectives, or adverbs.
• There are three types of verbals:

1. participles (past participles and present

participles)
2. gerunds
3. infinitives
Here’s a chart for you
to view the
differences.
 Participles
A participle is a verb form that functions as an
adjective.

There are two types of participles:

1. present participle (ending "ing")

2. past participle (usually ending "-ed,"" -d,"" -t,""
-en," or "-n")
 Exercise
• Underline the participle or participial phrases
THEN identify if it is present or past. Answer
first before you turn to the next slide.

1. A stirring dwarf we do allowance give before a

sleeping giant.
ANSWER
• A stirring dwarf we do
allowance give before a
sleeping giant.
• PRESENT PARTICIPLE
2. Food is an important part
of a balanced diet.
ANSWER
2. Food is an important part
of a balanced diet.

Past participle
3. Drooling saliva over the day's mail,
the barking boxer quickly singled out
the parcel from the bills and junk
mail.
ANSWER
3. Drooling saliva over the day's mail,
the barking boxer quickly singled out
the parcel from the bills and junk
mail.
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
 Gerunds
• Even though gerunds look like present
participles (i.e., they also end "-ing"), a
gerund is a noun, not an adjective.
 Examples

• Jumping is fun.
• He liked skiing.
• He had a unique way of
whistling.
 Exercise
• Underline the gerund/gerund phrase.

1. You don't stop laughing because you grow old.

You grow old because you stop laughing.
(Comedian Michael Pritchard)
• What’s your answer?
1. You don't stop laughing because
you grow old. You grow old
because you stop laughing.
(Comedian Michael Pritchard)
2. I have never taken any exercise except
sleeping and resting. (Author Mark Twain)
• What’s your answer?
2. I have never taken any exercise except
sleeping and resting. (Author Mark Twain)
3. Singing the words out
loud helped him with his
stammer.
 Answer
3. Singing the words out loud helped him with
his stammer.

- Gerund phrase
- A gerund phrase consists of a gerund, its
object, and all modifiers
4. I started by photographing
birds in my garden.
 answer
4. I started by photographing birds in my garden.

- Gerund phrase
- A gerund phrase consists of a gerund, its
object, and all modifiers
 Infinitives

• An infinitive is a verb form (often preceded by

"to," e.g., "to dance," "to sing") that can
function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
1. An infinitive as a noun:

To win was everything.

• (The infinitive is the subject of "was.")
2. An infinitive as an adjective:

It is an appropriate saving to propose.

(The infinitive modifies "saving." This means it is

functioning as an adjective.)
3. An infinitive as an adverb:

The man paid to watch.

• (The infinitive modifies the verb "paid." This

means it is functioning as an adverb.)
 Exercise
Find the infinitives/infinitive phrases.
1. He needed to find a lot of money quickly.
2. I showed her the best way to make a Yorkshire
pudding.
3. He set the camera to film whatever was
eating his chickens.
ANSWER
 Exercise
Find the infinitives/infinitive phrases.
1. He needed to find a lot of money quickly.
2. I showed her the best way to make a Yorkshire
pudding.
3. He set the camera to film whatever was
eating his chickens.
 KEY POINTS
• Why do we need verbals?

• Using a participle phrase upfront lets you cram

more information into your sentence.
• Replacing a normal noun with a gerund can help
with creating a shorter, better-flowing sentence.
• If "in order to" adds no clarity and you're not
looking for emphasis on the reason, delete "in
order."
You have completed
the discussion! Good
work!
• Now, log in to google
classroom and answer
the quiz.