Verbal Phrases

VERBAL PHRASES

Mr. Ericson P. Cabrera

Identify the function of the underlined phrase…. Number your paper from 1 – 10.

Get one whole sheet of long pad and answer the following items.

A for Adjective

1. The young writer having sold her first story, her mentor decided to throw her a party.

2. When the game was over, the players gathered for a celebration.

3. We plan to move to a bigger city, since career opportunities are rare here.

4. Becoming an astronaut requires a college education.5. Space colonies will have special areas for raising food crops.6. Carlo’s interest seems to be the role of plants in the food

chain.7. Cerdric goes to the laboratory to study botany.8. Maple trees, to name one example, do not usually grow in

mountainous areas.9. Astronauts enjoy exploring outer space.10. Plans for the mission include using robots.

B for NounC for

Adverb

IntroductionGerund PhrasesParticipial PhrasesInfinitive Phrases

Verbal Phrases

What is verbal?

What is a verbal phrase?

Introduction

Verbal and Verbal Phrase

A verbal is a noun or adjective formed from a verb.

The verbal phrase is composed of a verbal, an object or a subject, and in some cases, a modifier. Each component may be a word or a clause but when put together, functions as a unit.

Gerund Participial Infinitive

Sing =

Singing

Learn=

Learned Man

Dance=

To dance

Gerund Phrases

Gerund Phrase

Gerund phrase is a verb form in –ing

function as a noun

subject, subject complement, direct object or object of the preposition.

Gerund Phrases

Subject Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier

than what we're trying to do.

Subject Complement Newt's favorite tactic has been lying to his

constituents.

Object of the Preposition You might get in trouble for faking an illness to

avoid work.

Gerund Phrases

A gerund is a verbal ending in -ing that is used as a noun.

A gerund phrase consists of a gerund plus modifier(s), object(s), and/or complement(s).

Participial Phrases

Participle

A participle is a verb form that functions as an adjective.

Present participles end in –ing Past participles end in -ed, -en, -d, -t, or -n

Examples: The crying baby had a wet diaper. Shaken, he walked away from the wrecked

car.

Participial Phrases

Participial phrase functions as a modifier in the sentence.Examples:

Beginning Monday, there will be an adjustment in the duration of classes.

Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river.

Children introduced to music early develop strong intellectual skills.

Participial Phrases

1. A participle is a verbal ending in -ing (present) or -ed, -en, -d, -t, or -n (past) that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun.

2. A participial phrase consists of a participle plus modifier(s), object(s), and/or complement(s).

3. Participles and participial phrases must be placed as close to the nouns or pronouns they modify as possible, and those nouns or pronouns must be clearly stated.

Infinitive Phrases

Infinitive Phrases

An infinitive is made from the base form of the verb, which is nearly always preceded by the word to.

to + verb

An infinitive phrase may function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.

Infinitive Phrases

Subject and Complement To keep one’s nose to grindstone is to limit

one’s view of life.

Direct object We intended to leave early.

Adjective I have a paper to write before class.

Adverb Ian came to see what he could see.

Let me test your knowledge…

For 4 minutes

Seatwork 1

Identify the participial phrase(s) in each of the following sentences.

1. Getting up at five, we got an early start. 2. Facing college standards, the students realized

that they hadn't worked hard enough in high school.

3. Statistics reported by the National Education Association revealed that seventy percent of American colleges offer remedial English classes emphasizing composition.

4. The overloaded car gathered speed slowly. 5. Gathering my courage, I asked for a temporary

loan.6. Having been a gymnast, Lynn knew the

importance of exercise.

For 4 minutes

Seatwork 2

Underline the gerunds or gerund phrases in the following sentences

1. Swimming keeps me in shape. 2. Swimming in your pool is always fun. 3. Telling your father was a mistake. 4. The college recommends sending applications

early. 5. He won the game by scoring during the

overtime period. 6. Her most important achievement was winning

the national championship. 7. Going to work today took all my energy. 8. Fighting for a losing cause made them

depressed.

For 1 minute

Seatwork 3

Write YES for infinitive and No for prepositional phrase

1. to the committee2. to draw3. to become4. to enter5. to my house