English (Compulsory) Class 10 Chapter 19: Verbals and Phrases: Gerunds, Infinitives, Participles, Noun and Verb Phrases

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• Class 10
• English (Compulsory)
• Unit 19
• Book pages Class 10 book U4, U8 pp 49-64, 100-111 (themes only)
• FBISE SSC-II

Chapter summary

A verbal comes from a verb but does not work as the main verb of a sentence. There are three kinds. enjoy, avoid, finish, mind, practise, suggest, admit, deny, consider, delay, risk, keep, give up, stop, can't help, look forward to, be used to.

Topics in this chapter

• Gerunds: subject, object, after prepositions, perfect and passive
• Infinitives: to-infinitive, bare infinitive, verbs followed by -ing or to
• Participles: present, past, perfect; participial phrases
• Phrases: noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, prepositional; compound prepositions; phrasal verbs
• Mixed topics

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1. Rewrite using a gerund as the subject: It is not easy to learn a new skill. (1 marks)
2. Rewrite using 'in order to': She works hard so that she can win a scholarship. (1 marks)
3. Use 'having' + past participle: He had read the book. He returned it to the library. Join the sentences. (1 marks)

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