the grammar slammer where grammarians lock in their writing skills!

The Grammar Slammer

Where grammarians lock in

their writing skills!

Fun snippets from your jailer: Mrs. Hathaway

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Now, for your SENTENCE!

Verbals

VerbalsA verbal is a verb form used as

some other part of speech. There are three kinds of verbals: gerunds, participles, and infinitives.

Verbals•A gerund always

ends in ing and is used as a noun. Example: Eating is fun.

VerbalsA participle is used as an

adjective and ends in various ways.

A present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember that it is an adjective.

A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. Examples: played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having been seen.

Infinitives: 2 much TO learn in 1 day?

An infinitive is to plus a verb form. It can be a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Examples: to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten.

I just couldn’t resist!

To infinity….and beyond!

(Almost) anything you write will NOT be used against you in a classroom of

learning! Instructions: Find the verbals in the following

sentences.

1. I can't understand Will's failing in college.

Instructions: Find the verbals in the following sentences.

1.I can't understand Will's failing in college.

Answer: failing

Instructions: Find the verbals in the following sentences.

2. Many trees stood bordering the south entrance to the house.

Instructions: Find the verbals in the following sentences.

2. Many trees stood bordering the south entrance to the house.

Answer: bordering

Instructions: Find the verbals in the following sentences.

3. I will have to consult your parents.

Instructions: Find the verbals in the following sentences.

3. I will have to consult your parents.

Answer: to consult

Instructions: Find the verbals in the following sentences.

4. His searching glance terrified the hostages.

Instructions: Find the verbals in the following sentences.

4. His searching glance terrified the hostages.

Answer: searching

Instructions: Find the verbals in the following sentences.

5. You should buy a tie to match your suit.

Instructions: Find the verbals in the following sentences.

5. You should buy a tie to match your suit.

Answer: to match

One more time…

A verbal is a verb form used as some other part of speech. There are three kinds of verbals: gerunds, participles, and infinitives.

One more time…

A gerund is used as a noun.

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A participle is used as an adjective.

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An infinitive uses “to” plus a verb to form a noun, adjective, or adverb.

That’s Life in the Slammer!

That’s Life in the Slammer!

Instructions: Combine the following sentences using a participial phrase following the word it modifies.1. The woman fed the pigeons. The woman was sitting on the park bench.2. Jeanne finished the painting last month. The painting was hanging on the wall.3. I really liked the blue sports car. The car was sitting in the showroom.4. That man makes jewelry. He is getting into his car.5. I carefully wrapped the package to be sure it was done correctly. The package was lying on the desk.

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