Verbs Phrases and Gerunds

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Verbs Phrases and Gerunds

• Parts of Speech 2

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Verbs

• Verbs show time and action.
• Example
• will jump-kick
• jump-kicks
• was jump-kicking

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Action Verbs

• Things that can be done.
• Example
• ran
• punched
• left
• did

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Verbs of Being

• Existing is an action.
• Helping verbs show time and existence.
• Examples
• I am mad.
• He was sorry.
• Am, is, are, was, were, will, be, being, been,
  has, have, had, do, did, does, may, might, must,
  shall, should, would, could, can

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Verb Phrases

• Verb phrases show time and express action.
• Helping verb action verb verb phrase
• Examples
• I am studying.
• They are playing class.
• They will fail.

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Gerunds

• Gerunds are noun forms of verbs.
• Sometimes, we talk about actions as things.
• Example
• Reading is fun.
• Eating late at night may lead to nightmares.
• He hates doing homework.
• Not every sentence has a gerund.

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Who Cares?

• Understanding this will help you...
• Better understand how sentences work
• Construct longer sentences
• Punctuate properly

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Telling the Difference Between Gerunds and Verb
Phrases

• Ask whos doing what in this sentence?
• Ex Writing notes is fun and exciting.
• Nobody is writing notes in this sentence.
• Writing notes is a thing is this sentence.
• Ex I am writing notes.
• Writing notes is an action in this sentence.

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Review

• Verbs of being show time.
• Verb of being action verb verb phrase.
• I am walking.
• I was walking.
• Gerunds are noun forms of verbs.
• Walking is a good time.
• I like walking.

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Practice

1. Write down each sentence.
2. Underline the verbs.
3. Circle the gerunds.

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• Eating pizza is fun.

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• Tim might study if hes not too busy.

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3

• Playing sports can be healthy.

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4

• Tom went home, did his chores, and slept.

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• I am not good at lying.

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• Stealing, lying, and cheating are wrong.

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7

• Are you going the store?

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Answers

• 1. Eating pizza is fun.
• 2. Tim might study if hes not too busy.
• 3. Playing sports can be healthy.
• 4. Tom went home, did his chores, and slept.
• 5. I am not good at lying.
• 6. Stealing, lying, and cheating are wrong.
• 7. Are you going to the store?