Transcript Verbals - Team 8B

Verbals
Verbals - FAKE verbs
words that look like verbs, BUT act like a
noun, adjective, or adverb.
Three types of verbals:
Gerunds, Participles, & Infinitives
Verb vs. Verbal
Verb
-Performs an action
in a sentence
The girls are
dancing in the rain.
They are skiing
today.
Verbal
End in –ing,
- en, & -ed
Dancing
Skiing
-Performs as a
noun, adjective,
or adverb
The girls love
dancing in the
rain.
They hate
skiing.
Types of Verbals
Gerund
Identifying
Hint
-ing
-ed, -en, or –ing
Noun
Use
Example
Participle
Adjective
*You can replace the
gerund phrase with
“this” or “something”
and it will make sense.
The tourists love skiing
at our resort.
The skiing
tourists love our
resort.
Infinitive
to + Verb Word
noun,
adjective,
adverb
The tourists
love to ski at
our resort.
Verb or Verbal?
Identify the underlined word in each sentence as a
“Verb” or “Verbal.”
1. Finding treasure is a unique
experience.
2. My biggest goal is finding a cave full
of treasure.
3. Pirates buried treasure in the caves
on Eleuthera.
4. Unfortunately, the buried treasure
was never found on Eleuthera.
5. However, pirates are known for
burying treasure in the Bahamas.
1. Finding treasure is a
unique experience.
2. My biggest goal is finding
a cave full of treasure.
3. Pirates buried treasure in
the caves on Eleuthera.
4. Unfortunately, the buried
treasure was never found
on Eleuthera.
5. However, pirates are
known for burying
treasure in the Bahamas.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Verbal
Verbal
Verb
Verbal
Verbal
Practice: Which Verbal?
Identify which type of verbal phrase is being
used by labeling as “gerund,” “participle,” or
“infinitive.”
1. Finding treasure is a unique experience.
2. My biggest goal is finding a cave full of
treasure.
3. Unfortunately, the buried treasure was never
found on Eleuthera.
4. However, pirates are known for burying
treasure in the Bahamas.
Check It!
1. Finding treasure is a unique
experience.
2. My biggest goal is finding a
cave full of treasure.
3. Unfortunately, the buried
treasure was never found
on Eleuthera.
4. However, pirates are known
for burying treasure in the
Bahamas.
1.Gerund
2.Gerund
3.Participle
4.Gerund
Practice: Infinitive
or Preposition?
1. The best time to visit
Florida is December
through April.
2. We usually travel to
Florida around New Year’s
Eve.
3. Trista went to Daytona
to celebrate her birthday.
4. The tourists were ready to
check into their rooms.
5. The tourists asked the
tour guide to take them
around the best beaches.
Check It!
1. The best time to visit Florida
is December through April.
2. We usually travel to Florida
around New Year’s Eve.
3. Trista went to Daytona to
celebrate her birthday.
4. The tourists were ready to
check into their rooms.
5. The tourists asked the tour
guide to take them around
the best beaches.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Infinitive
Preposition
Preposition; infinitive
Infinitive
Infinitive