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Verbal Phrases



*Verbal phrases can be subjects, objects, or verbal modifiers.


*The three main verbal phrases are:

Participles

They can function as adjectives

Verb + “-ed” or “-ing”

Infinitives "to + verb"

They can be nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.

Gerunds

Function as nouns.

Verb + “-ing” can be subject,object, or verbal modifier.



*Examples:

Participles

Participle phrase:

Panting furiously, the dog chased

the rabbit.

Infinitive

(bold= infinitive; italics: infinitive phrase)

He decided to go downtown.

(“to go” is included in the infinitive phrase. The infinitive is always included in the infinitive phrase.)

Gerunds

He gets confidence from knowing so much.

(The gerund is always included in the gerundive phrase.)

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