First, A Poem Must Be Magical
First, A Poem Must Be Magical
First, A Poem Must Be Magical
A gerund is a verbal-a word that is formed from a verb and retains certain
characteristics of a verb (e.g., tenses, the ability to take an object) but no longer
functions as that part of speech. A gerund always functions as a noun. It is
formed by adding "ing" to the verb.
Because a gerund functions as any other noun does, we must use the possessive
case of nouns that modify it.
Modal verbs
must + base form of
the verb (Almost
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must / have to + base
form of the verb (To
Persuade)
The infinitive
phrasebegins with
the word to.
Thephraseconsists
of to,
theinfinitive(alway
s a verb), its
complements, and
its modifiers.
(Theinfinitive
phraseis the object
of wants.