The document discusses the correct use of verbals such as gerunds, infinitives, and participles. It provides examples of sentences with verbals and asks the reader to identify the right verbal form based on its function. It also discusses Morgan Spurlock's documentary "Super Size Me" which examined the health effects of a month-long diet of only McDonald's food.

1. Verbal Clarity How to use verbals correctly

2. What exactly are the verbals? Verbals include gerunds, infinitives, and participles: A gerund is a verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. Writing a good essay takes effort. An infinitive is a to + verb verbal that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. To graduate from college takes time. A participle is a verbal used as an adjective, and it often ends in -ing (present) or –ed (past) . Shaking with anger, Gloria turned away from her cheating boyfriend Carlos. Shaken with fear, Ed walked away from the wrecked car.

3. Can you choose the right verbal? __1. McDonald’s opened in 1955, the only soda size having / to have just 6½ ounces. __2. Their most popular / popularized drink size today is 20 ounces, three times the original size. __3. The original McDonald’s hamburger and served / serving of French fries have become parts of the children’s Happy Meal.

4. Can you choose the right verbal? __1. McDonald’s opened in 1955, the only soda size having / to have just 6½ ounces. __2. Their most popular / popularized drink size today is 20 ounces, three times the original size. __3. The original McDonald’s hamburger and served / serving of French fries have become parts of the children’s Happy Meal.

5. What happened to supersizing? __1. In 2004, McDonalds dropped its supersized / supersizing menu, amid rising awareness that its fast food products are blamed for obesity. __2. McDonalds can see it to come / coming : a flood of lawsuits blaming it for widespread obesity. __3. The U.S. population is overweight / overweighted , especially the ones at McDonalds weekly.

6. What happened to supersizing? __1. In 2004, McDonalds dropped its supersized / supersizing menu, amid rising awareness that its fast food products are blamed for obesity. __2. McDonalds can see it to come / coming : a flood of lawsuits blaming it for widespread obesity. __3. The U.S. population is overweight / overweighted , especially the ones at McDonalds weekly.

7. How then do we use gerunds? __1. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock spent a month to do / doing what 10-year-olds only dream of. __2. He was eating / to eat nothing but food from McDonald's. __3. There were no side trips to Burger King and no midnight raids on the fridge to search / searching for salad greens.

8. How then do we use gerunds? __1. Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock spent a month to do / doing what 10-year-olds only dream of. __2. He was eating / to eat nothing but food from McDonald's. __3. There were no side trips to Burger King and no midnight raids on the fridge to search / searching for salad greens.

9. Can you use gerunds correctly? __1. To check / checked up on the effects of eating an exclusive McDonald’s diet, the ex-playwright and ex-beach volleyball announcer spent many thousands. __2. In fact, Spurlock put down on film what happening / happened to his body, which was in quite good shape when the project started.

10. Can you use gerunds correctly? __1. To check / checked up on the effects of eating an exclusive McDonald’s diet, the ex-playwright and ex-beach volleyball announcer spent many thousands. __2. In fact, Spurlock put down on film what happening / happened to his body, which was in quite good shape when the project started.

11. What tale do the gerunds tell ? __1. Gained/ gaining 25 pounds meant trouble for Spulock. __2. The extra 65 points on his cholesterol count meaning / meant Spurlocks’ head ached continually and he was depressed. __3. Having referred / referring to his liver as pâté, doctors told him to quit McDonalds or he would die.

12. What tale do the gerunds tell ? __1. Gained/ gaining 25 pounds meant trouble for Spulock. __2. The extra 65 points on his cholesterol count meaning / meant Spurlocks’ head ached continually and he was depressed. __3. Having referred / referring to his liver as pâté, doctors told him to quit McDonalds or he would die.

13. What is super-sizing all about ? __1. To hope / hoping that all who see the film will think about what they eat is Spurlock’s objective. __2. Most people don't eat healthily, but to blame / blamed everyone was not his goal. __3. Still, McDonald’s has passing / passed junk off as food, and that is killing the health of the nation.

14. What is super-sizing all about ? __1. To hope / hoping that all who see the film will think about what they eat is Spurlock’s objective. __2. Most people don't eat healthily, but to blame / blamed everyone was not his goal. __3. Still, McDonald’s has passing / passed junk off as food, and that is killing the health of the nation.

15. __1. For the test month, Spurlock approaching / approached diet in a very extreme way. __2. Having supersizing / supersized his meals whenever a counter worker made the offer, Spurlock ordered everything on the menu at least once. (3) Lost too in the experiment was exercised / exercising . What about Spurlock’s method ?

16. __1. For the test month, Spurlock approaching / approached diet in a very extreme way. __2. Having supersizing / supersized his meals whenever a counter worker made the offer, Spurlock ordered everything on the menu at least once. (3) Lost too in the experiment was exercised / exercising . What about Spurlock’s method ?

17. What is super-sizing all about ? __1. It was when Spurlock visiting / visited his mother in West Virginia that he first heard of McDonald’s obesity lawsuits. __2. Accounting / accounted for 43% of US fast-food sales, McDonalds said their food was safe to eat. (3) Having decided / to decide to test the food, Spurlock filmed Supersize Me, and forced McDonalds to drop its super-sizes!

18. What is super-sizing all about ? __1. It was when Spurlock visiting / visited his mother in West Virginia that he first heard of McDonald’s obesity lawsuits. __2. Accounting / accounted for 43% of US fast-food sales, McDonalds said their food was safe to eat. (3) Having decided / to decide to test the food, Spurlock filmed Supersize Me, and forced McDonalds to drop its super-sizes!

19. Can you use past participles? What is the correct form of the verb? For the fifth game in a row, our team lost; we are beat / beaten . For a while we were ahead, but now the huge lead is all going / gone . We desperately wanted a win, but now we have chosed / chosen defeat. Therefore, some of the players are very shook / shaken up.

20. Can you use past participles? What is the correct form of the verb? For the fifth game in a row, our team lost; we are beat / beaten . For a while we were ahead, but now the huge lead is all going / gone . We desperately wanted a win, but now we have chosed / chosen defeat. Therefore, some of the players are very shook / shaken up.

21. Do you use past participles? Have you saw / seen my car keys? No, where have you lain / laid them? I haven’t find / found them yet! Well, have you try / tried the table? Oh, have you drove / driven my car? Sure, I have testing / tested it out lots of times!

22. Do you use past participles? Have you saw / seen my car keys? No, where have you lain / laid them? I haven’t find / found them yet! Well, have you try / tried the table? Oh, have you drove / driven my car? Sure, I have testing / tested it out lots of times!

23. Then what are infinitives? Infinitives consist of “to” plus a verb. They look like verbs, but aren’t. Instead, they indicate purpose. What is the purpose of Janet coloring her hair? She colors it to appear younger. She wants to feel better about herself. Do hairdressers ask too much?

24. Do you use infinitives correctly? Use: be, finish, make, succeed, graduate. Do you need ___ a college degree? Yes, I plan ___. But you don’t seem __ very motivated. Yes, I am; I am trying ___ in all of my classes. Oh, I see that you have decided ___ something of yourself.

25. Do you use infinitives correctly? Use: be, finish, make, succeed, graduate. Do you need to finish a college degree? Yes, I plan to graduate . You don’t seem to be very motivated. I am trying to succeed in all of my classes. I see that you have decided to make something of yourself.

26. Do you know how to use verbals? Which verbal best fills each blank? The boss asked me __ the job. a. to finish, b. finishing, c. finished. We rarely finish __ our tests early. a. to take, b. taking, c. took. Most people like __ ice cream. a. to eat, b. eating, c. eaten.

27. Do you know how to use verbals? Which verbal best fills each blank? The boss asked me __ the job. a. to finish , b. finishing, c. finished. We rarely finish __ our tests early. a. to take, b. taking , c. took. Most people like __ ice cream. a. to eat, b. eating , c. eaten.

28. Do you know your verb forms? Which verb form is the right one? They were hoping (to go, going) out. The hard workers kept (to go, going) very late. A genius seems (to know, knowing) all the correct answers. The extreme thief stopped (taking, to take) candy from the baby.

29. Do you know your verb forms? Which verb form is the right one? They were hoping ( to go , going) out. The hard workers kept (to go, going ) very late. A genius seems ( to know , knowing) all the correct answers. The extreme thief stopped ( taking , to take) candy from the baby.

30. Can you use verbals correctly? How many books are you (carry) __ to class? Do you have a way of (get) to college? Alfredo knows how (get) __ 70% on Compass English. Have you (forget) __ anything that you need? 5. The students have (take) __ the survey already.

31. You can use verbals correctly: How many books are you carrying to class? Do you have a way of getting to college? Ryan knows how to get 70% on Compass English. Have you forgotten anything that you need? 5. Students have taken the survey already.

32. Can you use verbals correctly? We have (see) __ the results; they’re good. Hope has (burn) her mother’s cake. Eunice has (buy) her essay online. Kevin would have (rise) early if he had (hear) the alarm. Clark had (fly) from Atlanta to Chicago when the plane (hit) turbulence.

33. You can use verbals correctly: We have seen the results; they’re good. Hope has burnt her mother’s cake. Eunice has not bought her essay online. Kevin would have risen early if he had heard the alarm. Clark had flown from Atlanta to Chicago when the plane hit turbulence.