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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.

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1 Verbals Notes (Day 1): Gerunds

2 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 other than a verb (noun, adjective, adverb)

3 Types of Verbals Participles Infinitives Gerunds

4 TODAY’S VERBAL: THE GERUND

5 What does it look like? Gerunds look like verbs, and end in –ing. Examples: running, jumping, swimming, hiking

6 How do they behave? Gerunds are nouns. They may not look like it, but they are things. Examples: Yelling and screaming can be things.

7 Gerunds can be… Subjects of sentences. Objects of sentences (direct, indirect, prepositional).

8 Examples Biking is a good cardiovascular activity. (Biking is used as the subject of the sentence.) I hate whining. (Whining is used as a direct object in this sentence.)

9 Gerund phrases These are gerunds with words that work together. The gerund phrase will act as a noun. Example: I love mountain biking. Example: I can’t stand whining about class work.

10 Practice: In each of the following sentences, determine what each gerund is, and what part of a sentence it is. The grumbling is causing everyone to get upset. My sister loves sleeping past noon.


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