What are the three types of verbals?

Answer 1

The verbals are, participle, gerund, and infinitive.

A gerund is a verbal that ends in -"ing" and functions as a noun. Gerunds may take objects, complements, or modifiers.

Here are some examples of gerunds:

1. "Borrowing money is usually a mistake."

2. In this sentence, "borrowing" is a gerund. It is the subject of the sentence. "Money" is the object of the gerund.

   In this example, there are two gerunds. The first, "seeing," is the subject of the sentence. The second, "believing," is the subject complement.

3. "Seeing is believing."

   In this example, the gerund is "studying." The object of the gerund is "Biology."

4. "I enjoy studying biology."

The infinitive is usually composed of the word "to" plus the present form of a verb. Infinitives are used as nouns, adjectives or adverbs. They can have subjects, objects, complements or modifiers.

Here are some examples of infinitives:

1. "Hal wanted to open the present."

2. In this sentence, the infinitive is "to open". The infinitive phrase is the object of the verb "wanted" and "present" is the object of the infinitive.

   In this example, the infinitive is "to suit." It is used as an adjective modifying the noun "language." the object of the infinitive is "occasion."

3. "Language to suit the occasion is best."

   In this example, the infinitive is "to show" which is used as an adverb modifying the verb "nodded." The noun "respect" is the object of the infinitive.

4. "I nodded to show respect."

The participle verbal is used as an adjective and can take

an object, a complement or modifiers.

Here are some examples:

1. "The prisoner carrying the heaviest load toppled forward."

2. In this example, the participle is "carrying." It modifies the noun "prisoner." Its object is "load."

   In this example, the participle is "covered" which modifies the noun "bridge."

3. "The bridge covered with ice was narrow."

   In this example, the participle is "tasting." The complement is "good." "Tasting" modifies the noun "spaghetti."

4. "The spaghetti, tasting good to everyone, was a popular choice."

Answer 2

The three types of verbals are gerunds, participles, and infinitives. Gerunds function as nouns and end in -ing, participles can function as adjectives and end in -ing or -ed, and infinitives are the base form of the verb preceded by "to."