Participles, Gerunds, Infinitives, and Appositives flashcards

Latin	English
participle	a type of verb that acts as an adjective
gerund	a type of verb that acts as a noun
appositive	the noun or pronoun placed after another noun or pronoun to identify, rename, or explain the preceeding word
infinitive	a type of verb that comes after the word to and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb
infinitive	To Whistle is difficult for some people.
gerund phrase	He helped the police by telling about his experience.
participial phrase	The diner, chewing rapidly, called for a waiter.
appositive phrase	The antique car, a Studebaker, is worth thousands of dollars.
participle	Troubled, she asked for advice.
gerund	Michael enjoys painting.
infinitive	It will be important listen.
gerund	Using trees as lumber is an important part of the New Mexican economy
infinitive	As soon as she gets home, she hopes to write.
participial	The waiter, eating his lunch, did not respond.
participle	The racing car crashed into the wall.
participial phrase	Chewing rapidly, the young woman called for the waiter.
gerund phrase	One of her favorite things things to do is making jewelry.
infinitive phrase	His dream has always been to travel.
gerund	Not all Scottish people are interested in wearing kilts.
participle	Additional oil reserves, hiding in the southeast, were also found in the 1920s.

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