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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
I
dentification of Verbals
Lesson 3-40
Comments:
Prompt:
A verbal is a verb form used as another part of speech. A verbal may be one word or a phrase. The three verbal forms are: the participle, the gerund, and the infinitive.
Directions:
Each sentence below contains a verbal shown either as one word or as a phrase. Do the following: 1) click to select the one-word verbal or verbal phrase in each sentence, and 2) click to select below whether the verbal in the prior sentence is participle/participial, gerund/gerundial, or infinitive.
1.
Downhill
skiing
is
a
great
Olympic
sport
.
2.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
3.
Practicing
every
day
of
the
year
,
the
skiers
get
ready
.
4.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
5.
To
participate
in
the
Olympics
is
my
goal
.
6.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
7.
Rushing
down
the
slope
at
great
speed
is
the
ultimate
experience
.
8.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
9.
To
have
completed
the
downhill
run
was
her
Olympic
goal
.
10.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
11.
Do
you
enjoy
ice
dancing
?
12.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
13.
I
especially
enjoy
the
performances
of
the
dancing
pairs
.
14.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
15.
Have
you
watched
the
speed
skating
events
?
16.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
17.
Snowboarding
is
now
an
Olympic
event
.
18.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
19.
Can
you
imagine
the
thrill
to
hear
the
cheers
of
the
crowd
.
20.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
21.
My
favorite
event
is
singles
figure
skating
.
22.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
23.
Jumping
into
the
air
while
turning
three
times
is
an
incredible
feat
.
24.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
25.
Gliding
across
the
ice
,
the
skater
leaped
into
the
air
.
26.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)
27.
To
have
received
an
Olympic
gold
medal
is
a
wish
come
true
.
28.
(
participle/participial
) (
gerund/gerundial
) (
infinitive
)