Verbals

What are verbs?


What are verbals?

Verbs are action words.




Verbals are verbs that act as another part of speech, such as adjectives, adverbs or nouns.

To help create vivid descriptions.

Why?

A verb that is used as an adjective (describing word) to modify a noun (person, place, or thing)

Participles

Participles - a Type of Verbals

Ends in -d, -ed, -en.

The disgraced regime came to an end.

Past Tense

Ends in -ing.

The deafening cheers shook the stadium.

Present Tense

Participle Rules

Haitians, smiling, celebrated in New York.

After a Noun or Pronoun

The fallen dictator flees the country.

Before a Noun or Pronoun

Participle Placement