Verbals Review

The POLISHED necklace shone in the light. (What kind of necklace?)

RAKING leaves hurts my back. (What thing hurts?)

FINDING anything in that bag is impossible. (What thing is impossible)?

The baby, WEARING messy clothes, needs a bath.

Please pick up the SCATTERED leaves. (What kind of leaves?)

I feel like JUGGLING is an amazing performance.

Janie sent the BROKEN lamp to the trash? (What kind of lamp?)

PAINTING the back deck, dad looked exhausted. (Describing dad)

A particple ends in -ing, -ed, or -en.

Tara will call after ARRIVING.

My FORGOTTEN lunch sat on the table all day. (What kind of lunch?

I could not read the RIPPED paper. (What kind of paper?)

RUNNING the vacuum takes lots of electricity.

WRITING a paper for hours, Sara finally shut her computer.

JOGGING is good for cardio health.

WATCHING that movie was intense.

Last summer, Andrew tried salmon FISHING. (What is the thing Andrew tried?)

A verbal is when a verb form functions as another part of speech.

A participle functions as an adjective or adverb.

On vacation, I plan on READING a book. (What is the thing you plan to do?)

Those doors STORED in the warehouse are ready for shipment.

A gerund functions as an adjective or adverb because it modifies or describes a noun.

A gerund functions as a noun.

A gerund always ends in -ing.