Question

Identify the verbal in the sentence below. Then select the type of verbal. (I have a few of these)

Thinking himself to be a regular Adonis, Jonathan soon found his pride to be his Achilles heel.
Verbal: himself, thinking, found)

Type of verbal: (participle, infinitive, gerund)

Answer 1

'Thinking himself to be a regular Adonis' is the verbal phrase. 'Thinking' is the verbal. It is a gerund. Hope I helped :)

Answer 2

@Natasha18 thank you soooo much! Would you be able to help me with two more?

Answer 3

Of course :)

Answer 4

@Natasha18 Thank you so much.

1. Encouraged by the ovation, the conductor led the orchestra in an encore performance.
Verbal: (encouraged, encore, ovation)

Type of verbal: (participle, infinitive, gerund)

2. The puppy, Charlie, wanted to play with everyone around him.
Verbal: (to play, wanted, around)

Type of verbal: (participle, infinitive, gerund)

Answer 5

'Encouraged by the ovation', 'encouraged', participle.

'To play with everyone around him', 'to play', infinitive.

Answer 6

Here's a helper with verbals. Verbals ending in -ing are gerunds. When you have a verbal that has the word 'to' and then a verb, like 'to play', those are infinitives.

Answer 7

@Natasha18 You have been incredibly helpful, thank you soooo much!!

Answer 8

Any time. English is one of my favorite subjects. If you need any more help just tag me :)

Answer 9

Absolutely-- thanks again!