Homework

Verbals: Gerunds, Participles and Infinitives + Prepositional Phrases

Phrase	Identifying Features	How it functions in a sentence	Its role in the sentence
Gerund	always a verb word with an -ing ending	always works as a noun	Subject, any kind of object, or subject complement
Participle (participial phrase)	always a verb word with an -ing, -ed, or -en ending	always works as an adjective	Describer of a noun or pronoun
Infinitive	always to + a verb	noun, adjective or adverb	Namer or describer
Prepositional	begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun	adjective, adverb or noun	Most often as a describer but sometimes as a namer

Answers to the phrase worksheet.

Italicized Phrase	Kind of Phrase	Function (Part of Speech)	Sentence Part
Studying earth physics	Gerund	noun	Subject
sailing in the bay	Gerund	Noun	Direct object
Not wanting to be late	Participle	Adjective
To manage a mutual fund	Infinitive	Noun	Subject
by the river	Prepositional phrase	Adjective
on the right	Prepositional phrase	Adjective
To repair the damage	Infinitive	Noun	Subject
through the town	Prepositional phrase	adverb
Working for General Motors	Gerund	Noun	Subject
to meet the deadline	Infinitive	adverb
of veal	Prepositional phrase	Adjective
After the wedding	Prepositional phrase	Adverb
Before the initiation	Prepositional phrase	Adverb
from the board	Prepositional phrase	Adjective	What kind of bonus?
Having finished the assignment	Participial	adjective
behind the gymnasium	Prepositional phrase	Adjective if the phrase answers which lots.	Adverb if the phrase answers where
to make his escape	Infinitive	Adverb
wearing a blue dress	Participial phrase	Adjective
To complete his college education	Infinitive	Noun	Subject
Balancing these books	Gerund	Noun	subject

Check # 21--40 Return to English 24 site.