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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Lesson 3-1: Present Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-2: Present Tense Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-3: Intensifying The Present Tense
Lesson 3-4: The Present Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-5: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal
Lesson 3-6: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-7: Remembering The Prepositional Phrase
Lesson 3-8: The Present Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-9: The Present Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-10: The Gerund as a Verbal
Lesson 3-11: The Gerund versus The Present Participle
Lesson 3-12: The Gerundial Phrase
Lesson 3-13: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-14: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-15: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial
Lesson 3-16: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial (Continued)
Quiz 3-17: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-18: The Present Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-19: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal
Lesson 3-20: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-21: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-22: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Quiz 3-23: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-24: Splitting the Infinitive
Lesson 3-25: Forming the Future Tense
Lesson 3-26: Past Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-27: Regular and Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-28: Past Tense versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-29: Present Participle versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-30: Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-31: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-32: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Quiz 3-33: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-34: The Past Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-35: The Past Participle as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-36: Past Participle versus Present Participle
Lesson 3-37: Past Participle versus Present Participle (Continued)
Lesson 3-38: The Past Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-39: Past Infinitive versus Present Infinitive
Lesson 3-40: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-41: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-42: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-43: Wishing For the Future Perfect
Quiz 3-44: Cumulative Review
Exercise 3-45: Module 3 Self-Test
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
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English Grammar
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dentification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-22
Comments:
Prompt:
As part of the present tense verb form, three verbals have been presented — The present participle, The gerund, and The present infinitive.
Directions:
Each sentence below contains a verbal to include verbal phrases. Do the following: 1) click to select the verbal or verbal phrase in each sentence, and 2) click to select below whether the verbal in each sentence is present participle/participial, gerund/gerundial, or present infinitive.
1.
Ocean
fishing
can
be
a
lot
of
fun
.
2.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
3.
Rising
before
the
sunrise
,
we
head
for
the
pier
.
4.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
5.
To
buy
coffee
and
donuts
is
a
big
treat
.
6.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
7.
Our
fishing
poles
are
ready
in
the
car
.
8.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
9.
We
have
come
a
long
distance
in
the
early
morning
to
fish
.
10.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
11.
Overhead
casting
is
prohibited
on
the
pier
.
12.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
13.
Pointing
our
poles
downward
,
we
can
cast
below
the
pier
.
14.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
15.
I
was
elected
by
the
group
to
cut
up
the
bait
.
16.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present Infinitive
)
17.
To
catch
the
biggest
fish
was
my
personal
goal
.
18.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
19.
Manta
rays
and
small
sharks
were
ready
to
fight
.
20.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
21.
Yelling
his
surprise
,
a
small
boy
landed
a
shark
.
22.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
23.
To
catch
such
a
fish
was
not
expected
.
24.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
25.
Fighting
the
fish
with
all
his
strength
,
the
boy
won
.
26.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)
27.
Fishing
in
the
ocean
will
always
be
my
favorite
sport
.
28.
(
present participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
present infinitive
)