PDF-Gerunds and Gerundives

Daniel V. McCaffrey Randolph-Macon College Special Notes on the Gerund: The Gerund is a verbal noun . Therefore it has only one ge In the same way the Romans used the infiniti Nominative XXXXXX a verbal ending in ing uses to name activities . Gerunds. Gerunds show action, so they act like verbs, but they also name, so they act like nouns by naming activities. . To see how they act like nouns, insert any of these phrases into any of the blanks: . More . verbals. , baby. . Gerunds. Gerunds are the . base form of a verb . + an ‘. ing. ’ ending. . They function as . NOUNS. . . Example:. Frolick. ing. is relaxing. . I dislike . knit. t. ing.. Periphrastic to the Passive. Gerundives. Gerundives are actually just another participle!. Forming Gerundives. Using the present participle, take off the “-ns” and add “. ndus. ”.. Examples:. 31. Gerunds. Gerundives. The Passive Periphrastic. 1. Gerunds. If participles are verbal adjectives, . gerunds. . are . verbal nouns. .. We have gerunds in English, just like we do participles. In English, gerunds end in . Future Passive Participles. Gerunds, Gerundives, . Passive Periphrastic, . Gerund/Gerundives in Purpose Clauses. Future Passive Participles. Remember that Future Passive Participles are the N-D words!. Basic Info about Gerunds and Gerund Phrases. Gerunds - words that look like verbs and act like a nouns.. You can spot a gerund by looking for a verb + . ing. that is acting as a noun.. Swimming. is fun.. Learning grammar is awesome!. What is a verbal?. When a verb form is used as a . noun. , an . adjective. , or an . adverb. , is it called a . verbal. .. Last time we talked about verb forms used as adjectives . VERBALS Gerunds A gerund is a verbal that ends in – ing and functions as a noun . It can take on the role of a subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition. Gerund Future Passive Participles. Gerunds, Gerundives, . Passive Periphrastic, . Gerund/Gerundives in Purpose Clauses. Future Passive Participles. Remember that Future Passive Participles are the N-D words!. What is a Verbal?. A . verbal. . is the . form of a verb used as a noun, . adjective, . or adverb.. Identifying verbals . in a sentence can . be somewhat . tricky – verbals are NOT . verbs. !. Gerunds. 김진아 . & . 유시현 . Approaches to English Grammar . Explanation . 유시현. (. Sihyeon. . Yoo. ). Overview. . 1. Basic Forms . 1) Infinitives. 2) Gerunds. 3). Bare infinitives . He. . Gerunds - words that look like verbs and act like a nouns.. You can spot a gerund by looking for a verb . ing. that is acting as a noun.. Swimming. is fun.. Swim is a verb. Swimming is a verb with . Function as . nouns. . This means gerunds can be replaced by pronouns. For example,. Susan denied . participating. . in the event. .. Susan denied . it. . [it = participating in the event]. Michael remembered .