Verbals are forms of verbs used as other parts of speech such as nouns, adjectives or adverbs. In some cases a noun will follow the verbal and "receive" it. That noun is called the object of the verbal. As with other objects, it can be … [Read more...]
Nouns: Object of the Preposition
Prepositions are small words that create a relationship between other words in a sentence by linking phrases to the rest of the sentence. The nouns that follow them are objects of the preposition. [In the following examples, the preposition is … [Read more...]
Nouns: Indirect Object
The indirect object is the noun or pronoun that receives the direct object. Typically, an indirect object precedes the direct object and can be found by asking who or what received the direct object. [In the following examples, the indirect … [Read more...]
Nouns: Subject
The subject is the person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is about. Or, in the case of a sentence with more than one clause, it is the person, place, thing or idea that the clause is about. Typically, a subject is followed by a … [Read more...]
Nouns: Direct Object
The direct object is the noun that receives the action of the transitive verb. Typically, a direct object follows the verb and can be found by asking who or what received the action of the verb. [In the following examples, the direct object is … [Read more...]
Verbals: Infinitives
An infinitive is the form of the verb, but it is not a verb. An infinitive can be a noun, an adjective or an adverb. An infinitive is always "to" plus a verb. [In the following examples, the infinitive is bold and the verb is … [Read more...]
Verbals: Participles
A participle is the form of a verb, but it is NOT a verb. A participle is an adjective. A participle ends in "ing" or "ed" or "en." [In the following examples, the participle is bold and the verb is underlined.] As the colonies became a … [Read more...]
Verbals: Gerunds
A gerund is the form of a verb, but it is NOT a verb. A gerund is a noun. A gerund ends in "ing." [In the following examples, the gerund is bold and the verb is underlined.] Many local governments and school districts forbid releasing … [Read more...]
Verbals: The basics
A verbal is the form of a verb used as a noun, adjective or adverb. Identifying verbals can be somewhat tricky. While verbals are forms of verbs, they are NOT the action associated with the subject. In other words, they are not verbs. Gerunds … [Read more...]
Verb Types: Intransitive
An intransitive verb is an action verb, but it does not have a direct object. The action ends or is modified by an adverb or adverb phrase rather than being transferred to some person or object. Typically, an adverb or prepositional phrase modifies … [Read more...]
