Unit_022

Question 1

A verbal is a form of a verb which is used as another part of speech. There are three verbals in English—participles, gerunds, and infinitives.

Answer 1

English Grammar Rule #172

Question 2

A verbal retains many of the characteristics of a verb, but it cannot function as the predicate verb in a sentence because it is an incomplete verb form. A verbal cannot make a statement, ask a question, or express a command.

Answer 2

English Grammar Rule #173

Question 3

A verbal may take any complement or any adverbial modifier that a verb may take. When verbals take complements or modifiers, they function as two parts of speech at the same time.

Answer 3

English Grammar Rule #174

Question 4

A participle is a verbal (verb form) which is used as an adjective.

Answer 4

English Grammar Rule #175

Question 5

A participial phrase consists of a participle and any modifiers or complements that the participle may have in the sentence. A participial phrase functions as an adjective.

Answer 5

English Grammar Rule #176

Question 6

A dangling participle is a participle which does not modify any word in the sentence. Dangling participles usually appear at the beginning of a sentence. When a participle is place at the beginning of a sentence, it logically modifies the subject. If the subject is not the word which the participle properly modifies, the participle “dangles.”

Answer 6

English Grammar Rule #177

Question 7

A misplaced modifier is a modifier that is incorrectly placed in the sentence. The modifier must be attached to the word which it modifies and not to some other word. When a modifier is misplaced, it often leads to a wrong interpretation of the sentence.

Answer 7

English Grammar Rule #178