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The Tongue Untied

A Guide to Grammar, Punctuation and Style

  • Parts of Speech
    • Adjectives
      • Descriptive
      • Limiting
      • Predicate Adjective
      • Participles
    • Adverbs
    • Conjunctions
      • Coordinating Conjunctions
      • Subordinating Conjunctions
      • Correlative Conjunctions
      • Conjunctive Adverbs
      • Conjunctions vs Prepositions
    • Nouns
      • Subjects
      • Objects
        • Direct Object
        • Indirect Object
        • Obj. of the Preposition
        • Obj. of the Verbal
      • Predicate Nominative
      • Gerunds
    • Prepositions
    • Pronouns
      • Personal
      • Relative
      • Indefinite
      • Demonstrative
      • Interrogative
      • Reflexive
    • Verbs
      • Verb Parts
        • Lexical
        • Auxilliary
      • Verb Types
        • Transitive
        • Intransitive
        • Linking
    • Verbals
      • Gerunds
      • Participles
      • Infinitives
  • The Sentence
    • Clauses
      • Clauses, Independent
      • Clauses, Dependent
    • Phrases
      • Prepositional
      • Participial
      • Gerund Phrase
      • Appositives
  • Case
    • Nominative-Subjective
    • Objective
    • Possessive
    • Possessive Nouns
  • Agreement
    • Always Plural
    • Always Singular
    • Singular or Plural — It Depends
    • Antecedents
  • Punctuation
    • Apostrophe
    • Commas
    • Colon
    • Dash
    • Hyphens
    • semicolon
    • Quotation Mark
  • Writing/Editing
    • Accuracy
    • Clarity
    • Conciseness
    • Misplaced Modifiers
    • Small Things That Matter
    • Spelling/Word Choice
  • Practice

Phrases: Participial

April 1, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 6 Comments

The participial phrase includes the participle and the object of the participle or any words modified by or related to the participle. [In the following examples, the participle is bold and the participial phrase is underlined.] The car … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Participial, Participles, Phrases, The Sentence

Verbals: The basics

March 1, 2014 by TheTongueUntied Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Gerunds, Infinitives, Participles, Parts of Speech, Verbals

Verbals: Gerunds

February 28, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 3 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Gerunds, Parts of Speech, Verbals

Verbals: Participles

February 27, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Adjectives, Participles, Parts of Speech, Verbals

Verbals: Infinitives

February 26, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 4 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Infinitives, Parts of Speech, Verbals

Verbal Practice Exercise

February 25, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 1 Comment

Identify the underlined part of speech. After completing the entire exercise, click on the "Are You Prepared?" button at the bottom of this page to see the answers. 1. The thief arrested for the robbery shot at the security guard. a. gerund     b. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Practice, Verbals

Verbal Practice Answer Exercise

February 23, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 4 Comments

Identify the underlined part of speech 1. The thief arrested for the robbery shot at the security guard. a. gerund     b. participle     c. infinitive 2. The flag waving in the wind is inspirational. a. gerund     b. participle     c. … [Read more...]

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Phrases: Gerund

February 20, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 2 Comments

The gerund phrase includes the gerund and the object of the gerund or any modifiers related to the gerund. [In the following examples, the gerund is bold and the gerund phrase is underlined.] Flying above the lake at this time of night seems a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gerund Phrase, Gerunds

Phrases: Infinitive

February 18, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 1 Comment

The infinitive phrase includes the infinitive and the object of the infinitive or any modifiers related to the infinitive. [In the following examples, the infinitive is bold and the infinitive phrase is underlined.] Even in New York, fans did … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infinitive Phrase, Infinitives, Phrases, The Sentence

Nouns: Object of the Verbal

August 21, 2013 by TheTongueUntied Leave a Comment

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 identified … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gerunds, Infinitives, Nouns, Obj. of the Verbal, Objects, Participles, Parts of Speech

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