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Verbals are forms of verbs that do not act as verbs in a sentence.
E.g., Little Sam, covered with mud, was having the time of his life playing in the ditch. [Participle phrase - participle ends in ed]
E.g., Floating above the clouds in a hot air balloon, I felt as free as a bird. [Participle phrase acts as adjective modifying TI] [Note comma following participle phrase and the logical noun it modifies - "I"]
Gerund - verb ending in ing but acting as a noun in a sentence [is not set off with commas; watch subject verb agreement]
E.g., Playing in professional orchestras is my life's ambition. [Gerund phrase acts as a noun, here the subject of the sentence; gerunds/ gerund phrases are always singular and take a singular verb]
Infinitive - to plus a verb; acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb in a sentence [punctuation - use a comma after if it begins the sentence AND is used as an adverb; watch for split infinitives]
E.g., To dream the impossible dream was the quest of Don Quixote. [infinitive phrase acting as a noun (subject) in the sentence]
E.g., To prepare for the track meet, the team worked out on weekends. [infinitive phrase acting as an adverb (answers why')] [punctuation - use a comma after if it begins the sentence AND is used as an
Avoid splitting the infinitive
Incorrect: His goal was to, by working on weekends. save enough money for college.
Correct: His goal was to save enough money for college by working on weekends.
Punctuating Verbals
Student Resource
ASSIGNMENT:
Correct each sentence in the paragraph per the following guidelines:
- Each sentence in the paragraph includes at least one verbal.
- Most of the verbals are punctuated incorrectly or have other errors - like incorrect subject/verb agreement, split infinitives, or dangling participles.
- Some of the errors are subtle, so look carefully.
Note: The main verbs in the sentences are underlined, and the verbals and verbal phrases are color-coded: Participle, Gerund, Infinitive.
Flying high above the earth in a hot air balloon, had always been a dream of mine. You can imagine my surprise to finally find that my dream was about to come true. Climbing carefully into the basket 1 felt a few misgivings. This flight was about to taking into consideration everything else in my mundane existence be the most adventurous event of my life. Flying, had always been a love of mine. When I was young, I had always loved to in my spare time pretend I was a pilot. Floating noiselessly above the trees, it was like a dream. Our balloon was the one, sporting a red and white flag. Another balloon flying a blue and white flag sailed effortlessly past us. It probably won't come as a surprise to you that flying hot air balloons are now my favorite pastime. Feeling free and connected to the sky there is nothing like it!
