For the following sentences which include verbals, tell whether each italicized verbal is a gerund, a gerund phrase, an infinitive, or an infinitive phrase.
1) Disobeying always brings sad consequences.
2) God's command to Moses was to speak to the rock.
3) Moses dishonored God by speaking angrily to the Israelites.
4) Striking the rock was also direct disobedience to God's command.
5) God punished Moses by barring him from the Promised Land.
6) Moses intensely desired to go, but his punishment was not changed.
7) Dad praised God for dealing graciously with us.
8) The Christian's purpose in life is sharing the Gospel with others.
Now go back to each sentence and identify the noun position of each verbal or verbal phrase. Yes, all of them are functioning as nouns! Which position is each one playing in the sentence? Remember to notice the use of linking verbs; remember the positions which follow linking verbs.
If you need help from your text with gerunds and infinitives, see pages 53-57.
Use your notes from class to review diagramming of gerunds and infinitives and diagram sentences 1 - 4.
Review your root words and derivatives, especially the newest ones!
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