GRAMMAR REVIEW: VERBS AND VERBALS (3) BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS GRAMMAR REVIEW: VERBS AND VERBALS (3)

 

Infinitives Infinitives are verbals formed with to and the base form of the verb. They can be used as a noun, an adverb, or an adjective: Some of the verbs that can be followed by an infinitive are: Some of the adjectives that can be followed by an infinitive are: Some of the verbs that can be followed by a noun or pronoun and an infinitive are:   Gerunds Gerunds are nouns that are formed by adding –ing to the base form of the verb: Some of the verbs that can be followed by a gerund are: Some of the two- and three-word verbs that can be followed by the gerunds are: Some of the adjectives + prepositions that can be followed by gerunds are: Some of the nouns + prepositions that can be followed by gerunds are:   Infinitives and gerunds Some of the verbs that can be followed by either an infinitive or gerund without a difference in meaning are: Some of the verbs that can be followed by either an infinitive or gerund but with a difference in meaning are:   Adjectives that are formed from verbs The adjectives takes the present participle form when describing the actor and the past participle form when describing the receiver (the acted upon): Some other verbs used as adjectives are: