BE CAREFUL OF PRESENT PARTICIPLES

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

gerund or infinitive Use the gerund (verb+ ing): after prepositions

Advertisements

Take a closer look… They are not verbs… Verbals are imposter verbs!!

Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles. Oh my!

Present Continuous (Progressive). The cat is sleeping. The kitten is playing. The dog and the kitten are running. now.

LEARNING GRAMMAR IS AWESOME! Gerunds and Gerund Phrases.

ACTIVE VOICE We se ACTIVE VOICE when our main concern is who does the action. My father cleans the house The boys played in the park Da Vinci painted the.

Geschke--English IV Grammar Unit--Participles Participles.

Prepositional, Appositive, Participial, Gerund, and Infinitive Phrases

All verbs except the modal verbs agree in number with their subjects. E.g. I play football He plays football.

More About Prepositions

PRESENT PARTICIPLES Longman Complete Course for the TOEFL Test.

Understanding Verbals A verbal is a verb that is being used as another part of speech rather than a verb.

ESTRUTURA QUESTIONS. 2 Are you....? Were you...? Will you be...?

Understanding Verbals A verbal is a verb that is being used as another part of speech rather than a verb.

ParticiplesParticiples By: Ethan, Tali, Elana, and Steven.

Participles By: Alexis Sotelo. What is a participle? A participle is a word formed from a verb that can function as part of a verb phrase.

Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives, & Participles

PHRASES: 1. participial 2. gerund 3. infinitive 4. appositive

Participles Mighty Morphin’ Participles A grammar tip that will ENERGIZE your writing.

The Phrase A phrase is a group of related words, used as a single part of speech, that never contains a verb and a subject. It does NOT create a sentence.

Participles A participle is a form of a verb that acts as an adjective. –The crying woman left the movie theater. –The frustrated child ran away from home.

The suffix -ing. “dancing” can be: A verb A noun An adjective.

Verbal Phrases Phrases using verbs as a different part of speech.

By Marsha Barrow.

Verbals, Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

Verbals Verbals are words that seem to carry the idea of action or being but do not function as a verb. Three forms: Participles Infinitives Gerunds.

A Remedial English Grammar. CHAPTERS ARTICLES AGREEMENT OF VERB AND SUBJECT CONCORD OF NOUNS, PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES CONFUSION OF ADJECTIVES.

CHAPTER 14: The Phrase Prepositional, Verbal, and Appositive Phrases.

Diamante’ Poems Or Painless Parts of Speech. Read the poem and think about its: Shape Number of lines Word meanings Parts of Speech.

VERBALS NOTES (DAY 1): PARTICIPLES. What is a verbal?  A verbal is a word that looks like a verb, but does not act like a verb.  A verbal is a part.

To be + I-N-G.  Remember me?  -I’m the verb to be.  Don’t forget me!  I’m the i-n-g.  We go together like ABC.  The verb to be and the i-n-g.

+ Present Perfect & Present Perfect Progressive. + Present Perfect To talk about actions completed in the past (not specific time) Ex. She has exercised.

Combining Vocabulary & Grammar.

Comma Usage. Rule #26f Use commas to separate items in a series. I ordered a hamburger, fries, and a soft drink.

ADVERBS The part of speech everyone hates.. Adverbs describe: –Verbs –Adjectives –Other Adverbs.

A Remedial English Grammar. CHAPTERS ARTICLES AGREEMENT OF VERB AND SUBJECT CONCORD OF NOUNS, PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES CONFUSION OF ADJECTIVES.

Presented by Sukarno 2. Visiting relatives are interesting. 1. Visiting relatives is interesting.

Verbs + -ing. Talking about likes and dislikes  We use love, enjoy, hate, like and don’t like to talk about our likes and dislikes.  We add -ing to.

GERUNDS. Jogging can be good exercise. [subject] My favorite hobby is fishing. [predicate noun] Lock the door before leaving. [object of preposition]

Verbals Notes (Day 1): Gerunds. What is a verbal? A verbal is a word that looks like a verb, but does not act like a verb. A verbal is a part of speech.

Phrases Prepositional phrases Verbal phrases(gerunds, infinitives, participles)

Present perfect or present perfect continuous?

VERBALS.  Definition: A form of a verb that is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb. A verbal is NOT the verb for the subject. If the verbal acts as.

a verb form ending in –ing used as a noun.

Understanding Verbals A verbal is a verb that is being used as another part of speech rather than a verb.

Gerunds and Infinitives I By Thyarlls and Awais. - Ing : Progressive verbs: “I am talking to you right now” Adjective: “My friend Georgia is an interesting.

3/8/2016KELVYN PARK HIGH SCHOOL1 KINDS OF ADJECTIVES COORDINATE INDEFINITE PREDICATE POSSESSIVE ARTICLE PROPER INTERROGATIVE DEMONSTRATIVE 8 Amazing NOUN.

Present Participles. Participle A participle is a verb form that ends in -ing. dancing.

Understanding Verbals A verbal is a verb that is being used as another part of speech rather than a verb.

Understanding Verbals A verbal is a verb that is being used as another part of speech rather than a verb.

An appositive phrase is a noun phrase inserted into a sentence that gives extra meaning or identifying information about the nouns in the sentence. “My.

Class II - English Describing Words Meenakshi Sharma.

The Present Continuous Tense Настоящее длительное время.

Participles By: Alexis Sotelo. What is a participle? A participle is a word formed from a verb that can function as part of a verb phrase.

Gerunds Verbals. Standard ELACC8L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain.

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers.

Present Continuous (Progressive) настоящее продолженное время Петрова Валентина Валерьевна учитель английского языка МБОУ Гимназия г.Урай ХМАО-Югра.

Understanding Verbals A verbal is a verb that is being used as another part of speech rather than a verb.

A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in -ing or -ed.

PRESENT PARTICIPLES PAST PARTICIPLES.

Gerunds Participles Infinitives

Verb used as a noun They end in “ing”

Phrases Review Quiz Friday, March 2nd.

CAUSATIVE by Bryan Lopez.

Summary of Reduction of Adverb Clauses

Presentation transcript:

BE CAREFUL OF PRESENT PARTICIPLES - Skill 4 -

Present Participle is the -ing form of the verb. Talking Playing Fixing Looking Standing

Present participle The Present Participle can cause confusion because it can be either a part of the verb or an adjective.

Using it as a part of the verb It is part of a verb when it is preceded by some form of the verb be. Example: The man is talking to his friends. VERB

Using it as an adjective A present participle is an adjective when it is not accompanied by some form of the verb be. Example: The man talking to his friend has a beard. ADJECTIVE VERB

Example The child ______ playing in the yard is my son. now is he was

Summary Present Participles A present participle is the –ing form of the verb. The present participle can be (1) part of the verb or (2) an adjective. It is part of the verb it is accompanied by some form of the verb be. It is an adjective when it is not accompanied by some form of the verb be. The boy is standing in the corner. The boy standing in the corner was naughty.