VERBALS
Lesson 17
YOU
WHAT IS A VERBAL?
Verbals are verb forms (words that
look like verbs or could be verbs in other
sentences) that are used as one of the
following:
noun
adjective
adverb
NOTE: A verbal can never be
the verb in the sentence.
YOU
3 KINDS OF VERBALS
Infinitive
Participle
Gerund
OBJECTIVES
Know what is an
infinitive
Understand the
functions of an
infinitive
How to form an
infinitive
INFINITIVES
An INFINITIVE is "TO + Verb (base form of
the verb).
It functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
An infinitive is formed out of a verb, but it does
NOT act as a verb in a sentence.
QUESTION
What is an
Infinitive
Phrase?
An infinitive phrase is a
phrase that starts with an
infinitive (TO+V) and works
as a noun, adjective, or
adverb
Example of infinitive phrase working as a noun
"I like to motivate people.
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
To motivate- Infinitive
People- Object of the verb
"motivate"
Example of infinitive phrase working as a noun
My goal is to spread happiness.
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
To spread- Infinitive
Happiness- Object of the
verb "motivate"
Example of infinitive phrase working as a noun
Nobody wants to face
bad experiences.
Example of infinitive phrase working as a noun
Nobody wants to face
bad experiences.
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
To face- Infinitive
Bad experiences- Object of
the verb "face"
Example of infinitive phrase working as an adjective
The person to contact tomorrow
is Ryan.
To contact- infinitive
Tomorrow- modifier (adverb)
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
Example of infinitive phrase working as an adjective
It is the time to learn English.
To learn- infinitive
English- object of the verb
"learn"
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
Example of infinitive phrase working as an adjective
Let me tell you the best
experience to reduce belly
fat.
Example of infinitive phrase working as an adjective
Let me tell you the best
experience to reduce belly fat.
To reduce- infinitive
Belly fat- object of the verb
"reduce)
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
Example of infinitive phrase working as an adverb
I am working hard
to make people
happy.
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
To make- infinitive
People- object of the verb "make"
Happy- object of complement
Example of infinitive phrase working as an adverb
They are coming
tomorrow to celebrate
my birthday.
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
To celebrate- infinitive
My birthday- object of the verb
"celebrate"
Example of infinitive phrase working as an adverb
She worked very
hard to pass the
exam.
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
To pass- infinitive
The exam- object of the verb "pass"
PARTS
of an infinitive
phrase
An infinitive phrase has one
or more of the following thing
in it:
1.
2.
3.
4.
INFINITIVE
DIRECT OBJECT
COMPLEMENT
MODIFIERS
PARTS OF AN
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
EXAMPLE
I want to cry loudly.
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
to cry- infinitive
loudly- modifier (adverb)
EXAMPLE
I like to make people happy.
INFINITIVE
PHRASE
to make- infinitive
people- object of the verb "make"
happy- object complement (giving information
about the object "people"
REMEMBER!
Do not confuse an infinitive
with a prepositional phrase
introduced by the preposition
"to".
REMEMBER!
When the main word that
follows "to" is a noun or a
pronoun, "to" is a preposition
with the noun or pronoun as its
object. Together they form a
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE.
Mr. White returns to the
fireside and sits down.
Fireside is the object of the
preposition "to"
Mrs. White runs to the window
and stands looking out.
Window is the object of the
preposition "to".
Example
THANK
YOU
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