Lesson 1

What Are Verbals?

Learning
Competency Use verbals (EN9G-
1 IIIa-21).
 Objectives

● differentiate verbals from other parts of speech;

● identify verbals used in sentences; and
● use verbals in sentences.
Essential Question

What are the unique characteristics of verbals that

differentiate it from verbs?
 Warm Up!

Form groups of three or four. List down at least five nouns, verbs,
adjectives, and adverbs connected to the given concepts. You are not
allowed to repeat any word if it has been given in one concept.
CONCEPT NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
school 1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5. 5.
Warm Up!

CONCEPT NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS

summer 1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5. 5.
CONCEPT NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
relationships 1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5. 5.
 Review

● What are verbals?

● How do they differ from the other parts of speech?
Learn about It!

Verbals and verbs can be confusing because they look

similar, so it is very important that we know how they
differ from each other to identify and to use them
properly in a sentence.
 Learn about It!

Verb - puts a subject in motion or offer more clarification on

the condition of the subject.

Example:
I hear the children singing.

The word that describes the action in the sentence is hear.

 Learn about It!

Verbal - word formed from a verb but acts either as a noun,

as an adjective, or as an adverb .

Example:
I hear the children singing.

The verbal in the sentence is the word singing.

 Learn about It!

Here are some other examples of sentences with verbals:

1. Running improves not only your cardiovascular system but

also your psychological well-being.

2. We must check all the files to find the exact location of the
virus.

3. Joseph left the restaurant immediately with a sad face and a

broken heart.
 Learn about It!

Verbal can be formed in several ways.

● It can be formed by adding -ing at the end of the verb as in

the word running.
● It can also be formed by adding the word to before the
verb as in the verbal to find.
● Finally, it can also be formed by adding -en at the end of
the verb as in the word broken.
 Drills

Identify if the statement is true or false.

1. A verbal is a verb acting like a noun, an adjective, or an

adverb.
2. A verbal has different functions.
3. A verb and a verbal cannot be used within one sentence.
4. A verbal can only be placed at the beginning of a sentence.
5. A verbal is a word formed from a verb which may function as
a noun, as an adjective, or as an adverb.
 Drills

Write verb if the underlined word is a verb, and write verbal if

the underlined word is verbal.

1. Changing a part of a plan the night before the presentation is

unprofessional.
2. The president changed the schedule of some of the employees.
3. A changed man should be given the chance to do good deeds.
4. We must do our best to change our uniform standard of beauty.

5. The school is changing its security guard every month.

 Drills

6. The criminal was finally subjugated after it dropped its

weapon.
7. Delivering a speech in front of a large crowd is the last
thing I would do.
8. The police will apprehend him for killing two dogs.
9. He has been dreaming of having wings to fly.
10.The closed door of the abandoned house is squeaking
every night.
 Drills

Underline the verbal and encircle the verb in each sentence

below.

1. The old lady asking for help is my classmate’s grandmother.

2. The teacher reprimanded her for cheating during the exam.
3. The falling object hit the head of the bystander.
4. Shaking the tree will not scare the monkeys.
5. They must sweep the leaves and dust to keep the place clean.
 Values Integration

How can our knowledge on verbals help us

understand different kinds of texts better?
 Synthesis

1. The class will be divided into four groups, and each group
should use each verb below as a verb in one sentence
and as a verbal in another sentence.
● submit
● jeopardize
● criticize
● formulate
● organize
1. Have one member of the group present your work in
class.
 Synthesis

After the activity, answer the following questions.

● How did you decide how to use the verb in a sentence?

● How did you decide how to transform the verb into a verbal?
● What did you notice with the sentences that all the groups made
using the same words?
● What did you consider when you used the verbs as verbals in
sentences?
● What should one remember when identifying or using verbal in
a sentence?
 Assignment

1. Revisit a newspaper or a short story you have read

before.
2. Underline the verbals and encircle the verbs present
in the article.
3. Choose 10 verbals from the ones you underlined and
use them to make 10 sentences.