VERBALS

What is a prepositional phrase?

A group of words that includes a preposition, its object (a noun or pronoun), and any modifiers of that object.

What is the function of a preposition?

A word that shows the relationship between two things.

What is an adjective phrase?

A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun.

What does an adjective phrase tell?

What kind or which one.

What is an adverb phrase?

A prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.

What does an adverb phrase tell?

How, when, where, why, or to what extent.

What is a verbal?

A verb form that does not function as a verb but as a noun, adjective, and adverb.

What are the three kinds of verbals?

Participles, gerunds, and infinitives.

What is a participle?

A verb form that acts as an adjective.

What are the two main forms of participles?

Present participle (ends in -ing) and past participle (ends in -ed).

What is a gerund?

A verb form that ends in -ing and is used as a noun.

What are the five functions of a gerund as a noun?

Subject, direct object, object of the preposition, predicate nominative, and indirect object.

What is an infinitive?

A verbal consisting of the word 'TO' plus a verb (in its simplest form).

What are the functions of a verbal infinitive?

Functions as an adjective, a noun, or an adverb.