OJASVI

1. Gerund and Participial

Unlike Verb as a Part of Speech which must have a Subject, a Verbal though derived from Verb, doesn’t carry any Subject. Therefore rules of Subject-Verb agreement do not apply in absence of Subject. Whereas a verb has to be part of a Clause, a verbal can only be part of a Phrase. Such phrases are also called Non-finite Clause when reduced from a Clause. Verbals are of three types: Gerund, Participial, and Infinitive.

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