9th Grade

VERBALS
A verbal is a form of
a verb used as an
adjective, adverb, or
noun.
 There are three
types of verbals :
participles, gerunds,
and infinitives
 PARTICIPLE
- A verbal used as an adjective.

- A present participle ends in (-

ing). The past participle often end
in (-ed), (-d), (-t), or (-en).
 PARTICIPLE
Example:
The crying baby reached
for his mother.
-Here, crying (a form of the verb to cry) is an
adjective describing the noun baby.
 PARTICIPLE
Example:
Frightened, the panicking boy
jumped away from the spider.
-Frightened, the past participle of the verb to frighten,
describes the noun boy. Panicking is the present participle
form of the verb, to panic. It modifies the noun boy.
 PARTICIPLE
Example:
1. The dancing parrots entertained the
crowd.
2. The wrecked sailboat washed up on shore.
3. The crying baby had a wet diaper.
4. Smiling, she hugged the panting dog.
 PARTICIPLE
Example:
1. The burning log fell off the
fire.
2. Walking along the street, we
found for a restaurant.
 PARTICIPLE
Example:
3. Ann located her necklace
kept inside a jewelry box.
4-5. Shaken, he walked away
from the wrecked car.
 GERUND
- It ends in –ing.

- A verbal used as noun. Like nouns, it can

be used as subject, predicate nominative,
object of preposition “of”, and appositive.
 GERUND
Subject – it is being talk about.
Example:

Reading a book is my favorite

past time.
 GERUND
Predicate Nominative – it renames the
subject.
Example:

My favorite past time is reading

a book.
 GERUND
Object of preposition – a noun or pronoun
that the preposition describes.
Example:
Instead of reading books, he
prefers magazine.
I have to go after exercising.
 GERUND
Appositive - noun that renames or describes
the subject to which it is next.

Example:
His past time, reading, has been part
of his life for the past 10 years.
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practice!
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1. The children, crying and exhausted, were
guided out of the collapsed mine.
2. Crying will not get you anywhere.
3. In spite of missing the train, we arrived on
time.
4. My favorite hobby is hiking.
 INFINITIVE

-Infinitive is a verbal used as noun, adjective,

or adverb.
 INFINITIVE
As a noun, infinitives can be used as:

SUBJECTS
Ex.
To dream requires incredible courage.
To cry in the public place is embarrassing.
 INFINITIVE
As a noun, infinitives can be used as:

PREDICATE NOMINATIVE
Ex.
Her ambition is to become a doctor.
His greatest aspiration was to climb Mount
McKinley.
 INFINITIVE
As a noun, infinitives can be used as:

DIRECT OBJECT
Ex.
He refused to look at the picture.
He agreed to go with Russel.
 INFINITIVE
As a noun, infinitives can be used as:

OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

Ex.
The speaker is about to begin.
We locked ourselves inside to be safe.
 INFINITIVE
As a noun, infinitives can be used as:
APPOSITIVE
Ex.
The girl’s biggest fear, to ride a roller coaster,
was never overcome.
The dog’s favorite game, to play catch,
happened everyday.
 INFINITIVE
- Infinitives can also be placed after any noun
in a sentence, acting as an adjective.
Ex.
The best person to consult is your counselor.
Roses are the flowers to give to your loved ones.
 INFINITIVE
- Infinitives are formed by placing to in front
of the base form of a verb.
1. Infinitives can act as an adverb. ( usually
telling why)
- Ex. The professor stopped the lecturer to
take a break.
- Ex. The officers returned to help the
inspectors.
 GERUND PHRASE
Gerund phrase is a group of words
consisting gerund with complements or
modifiers.

1. Cheering enthusiastically drew people

from yards away.
2. Moving the chair was not easy.
 GERUND PHRASE
SUBJECT:

Swimming in the nearby river has been

the pastime of teenage boys.
 GERUND PHRASE
OBJECT OF PREPOSITION:

The teenage boys spent their time in

swimming in the nearby river.
 GERUND PHRASE
Direct object:

The teenage boys love swimming in the

nearby river.
 GERUND PHRASE
Indirect object:

The teenage boys gave swimming in the

nearby river much thought.

bring, give, make, send, show, teach, tell, and

write
 GERUND PHRASE
Predicate Nominative/Noun:

The teenage boys’ favorite pasttime is

swimming in the nearby river.
 GERUND PHRASE
A serious challenge to graduate is waiting to be
employed.
I love writing with a pen.
Eating ice cream on a windy day can be a messy
experience.
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Mercury Venus
Mercury is the closest planet to the Venus has a beautiful name and is
Sun and the smallest one in the the second planet from the Sun. It’s
Solar System—it’s only a bit larger hot and has a very poisonous
than the Moon atmosphere
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Mercury Venus Mars

Mercury is the Venus has extremely Despite being red,
smallest planet of high temperatures Mars is actually a
them all cold place
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Mercury Mars
Mercury is very small Mars is a red planet

Venus Jupiter
Venus is a hot planet Jupiter is the biggest planet
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Mercury Venus Mars

Mercury is very small Venus is a hot planet Mars is a red planet

Jupiter Saturn Neptune

Jupiter is a gas giant Saturn has several rings Neptune is an ice giant
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Jupiter's rotation period

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The Sun’s mass compared to Earth’s

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Distance between Earth and the Moon
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Mercury Venus Mars
Mercury is the closest planet Venus is the second planet Despite being red, Mars is
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Mercury
Mercury is the smallest
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Venus
Venus has extremely high
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Mars
Despite being red, Mars
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Mercury is the Despite being
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Venus Jupiter
Venus has Jupiter is the
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Mercury
Mercury is very small
Venus
Venus is a hot planet
Mars
Mars is a cold planet

Jupiter
Jupiter is a big planet
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Subject Predicate

Mercury is the closest planet to the is the closest planet to the

Mercury
Sun Sun

Venus is the second planet from the is the second planet from
Venus the Sun
Sun

Despite being red, Mars is actually a (Despite being red) -

Mars
cold place is actually a cold place
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Mercury 24

Venus 36

Mars 18

Jupiter 38

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 What is a subject?

A subject is a part of a sentence that

contains the person or thing
performing the action (or verb) in a
sentence
 What is a predicate?

A predicate is part of a clause that

includes the verb and the words
that tell what the subject does
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Underline the subject in the following sentences

1 Leena loves to play the piano

2 Cookies are delicious

3 Wisdom is a priceless gift of God to man

4 Crocodiles have more teeth than humans

 Exercise 2
Sort the words to the correct column

Subject My brother has read all books Predicate

You Ram swim are beautiful

Delhi is the capital of India

My Brother likes to eat apple

 Exercise 3
Match each subject with its predicate

Gold is our new teacher

Honeybees is shining brightly

Mrs. Renu Verma is a precious metal

The Sun asked for our tickets

 Exercise 4
Underline the predicate in the following sentences

1 Sunita Williams is an astronaut

2 Soni was knitting a sweater

3 Our Prime Minister has a very strong vision

4 Pluto is no longer a planet

 Exercise 5
Fill in the blank with the subject:

1 tales are loved by children 4 was fighting

2 waters the plants 5 is the capital of Greece

3 is known as Pink city 6 cried wildly for milk

The girl The child Jaipur The fairy Athens Gardner

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