Pre-Test: Fill in each blank with any of these words: NOUN,

ADJECTIVE, VERB, OR ADVERB

◦ 1. She dances gracefully. “Dances” in the sentence is used as
_____________.
◦ 2. The dancing is graceful. “Dancing” in the sentence is used as
_____________.
◦ 3. The task to dance in the hall is too difficult to me. “To dances” in the
sentence is used as _____________.
◦ 4. They dance too well. “Dance” in the sentence is used as
_____________.
 VERBALS
Verbs that has different functions
 There are Verbs that functions differently in a
sentence, sometimes these verbs functions a
Noun, Adjective or Adverb. Namely as:

◦Gerund
◦Participle
◦Infinitives
 Gerunds

◦– Is a verbal that is used as noun in a sentence.

Like nouns gerund can be used as subjects,
direct objects, object of the preposition,
predicate nominatives, and appositives. Usually
gerunds ends in –ing.
 Examples:
◦ Reading a book is his favorite pastime. (used as a Subject)
◦ His favorite pastime is reading a book. (used as predicate
nominative)
◦ Instead of reading book, he prefers magazines. (used as object of
the preposition)
◦ His pastime, reading books, has been part of his life for the past
ten years. (Used as an appositive)
 Participle

◦– Is a verbal that is used as an Adjective. It

modifies a noun or a pronoun. Present
Participle end in –ing. Past Participle often end
in –d, ed, -t, or –en.
 Examples:
◦ Walking along the street, we looked for a restaurant.
◦ (Looked is the Verb. Walking is the Participle and is used as an
Adjective describing “we”.)
◦ Anne located her necklace, kept inside a jewelry box.
◦ (Kept is the participle that describes the necklace.)
◦ A cooked ham was left at the dinner table.
◦ (Cooked is a participle modifying ham.)