Saydee Mittelstaedt
P.2
Grammar Project

INFINITIVES

• When you add the word TO along the side of any verb
• An infinitive may act as nouns, adjectives, and/or adverbs
• EX. Dance=TO Dance/ TO dance is a wonderful activity

GERUNDS

• When you add -ing to any verb, you may turn that verb into a noun
• When the -ing verb functions as a noun, it becomes a gerund
• EX. Running/Running is good excersise

PARTICIPLES

• Most verbs when paired with the suffix -ed may become participles
• Words ending in -t, -en, -ght, or -n are already in participle form
• Used as adjectives
• EX. -t built, -ed danced, -en broken, -ght taught, -n worn
• EX. Broke:Broken The broken window had a sharp edge.

ARTICLES

• Any of a small set of words or affixes
• Used with nouns to limit or give definiteness to fhe application
• The articles are A, AN, and THE