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This week, our focus is on a component of the English language that involves some terminology you may never have heard. HOWEVER, these are items already used in your speaking and writing.
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VERBALS -infinitives -participles -gerunds
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OBJECTIVE: Identify and label verbals and notice how they are used in everyday speaking and writing. infinitive = “to” + a verb
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OBJECTIVE: Identify and label verbals and notice how they are used in everyday speaking and writing. pArticiple usually end in -ing or –ed (sometimes end with –en or –nt) AND function as A DJECTIVES in a sentence.
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Everyone is excited for the snowboarding trip! Disappointed fans left the game early. The mechanic fixed the broken windshield. My friend loves burnt toast.
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geruNds verb words that end in –ing *gerunds function as Nouns in a sentence
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SUBJECT V PN Texting is a form of communication. S V DIRECT OBJECT Chorus members began singing. V OBJECT OF THE PREP. Participate by raising your hand. S V DIRECT OBJECT We tried solving the problem in class.
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-ing verb --- always used with a helping verb I am working on the project. Dad will be fixing the car. The teacher was correcting papers. GERUND is a “stand alone” thing Working on the project took a lot of time. Dad spent Saturday fixing the car. The teacher kept busy by correcting papers.
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