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The Phrase

The Phrase. Kinds of Phrases and Their Functions (Chapter 16). What is a Phrase?. Single group of related words Used as a single part of speech Does not contain both a verb and its subject It is NOT a sentence! It is PART of a sentence! Examples: have been waiting (no subject)

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Phrases

Phrases. A phrase is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain a verb and its subject. Prepositional Verbal Participial Gerund Infinitive Appositive. Prepositional Phrases.

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Gerunds!

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The Case Police vs. Jack Jones

The Case Police vs. Jack Jones. Theft? Murder? Breaking and Entering?. Sit with your Mock Trial teams. Take out your 3- prong Grammar folder. Read the passage below. Write down the gerund, gerund phrases, infinitive and infinitive phrases.

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The Gerund

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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

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Basic Scientific Writing in English Lecture 11

Basic Scientific Writing in English Lecture 11. Professor Ralph Kirby Faculty of Life Sciences Extension 7323 Room B322. Phases and Clauses. Including gerunds, infinitives and participles. Prepositional Phrases.

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Verbals

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Verbals !!!!

Verbals !!!!. Verbals. What is a VERBAL?? A verbal is a word that is formed from a verb , but it is used in a sentence as a Noun Adjective Or, an Adverb. There are three kinds of VERBALS:. 1. Gerunds 2. Infinitives 3. Participles. 1) The GERUND.

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Gerund Functions in a Sentence

Gerund Functions in a Sentence. Part 2. Standard. ELACC8L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences. .

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Participial & Gerund Phrases

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Types of Gerund Phrases

Types of Gerund Phrases. Basic Info about Gerunds and Gerund Phrases. Gerunds - words that look like verbs and act like a nouns. You can spot a gerund by looking for a verb + ing that is acting as a noun. Swimming is fun.

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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

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Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases

Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases. An infinitive is a verb form that usually begins with the word to and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

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Gerunds and Gerund phrases

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Gerund Phrases

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Gerunds

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Diagramming sentences

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Diagramming sentences

Diagramming sentences. Gerunds and Gerund Phrases #2. Gerunds can be used as direct objects. ger. und. dir obj of gerund. adjective. subject. verb. Ex. Armando enjoys solving difficult riddles. sol. ving. riddles. difficult. Armando. enjoys.

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Diagramming Sentences

Diagramming Sentences. Gerund and Gerund Phrases #4. Gerunds or gerund phrases may be used as the object of the prepositional phrase. direct object. subject. verb. adj. preposition. ger. dir ob of ger. und. Ex: The people cheered us for entertaining them. us. people. cheered. The.

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