A little more help on verbals

I realize that some of the technical points of grammar are pretty tough. The things to keep in mind are:

Participle = Verbal adjective
Gerund = Verbal noun.

A gerund can do anything in a sentence a noun can do. It can be the subject, the direct object, the indirect object, or the object of a preposition.

A participle functions as an adjective. If you think that a word is a participle, ask yourself what noun in the sentence it modifies.

Sometimes it helps to read an explanation that's phrased differently. Here's a worksheet I found on line from the Purdue Writing Center: Verbals

Please remember to come to class with three review questions tomorrow!