The anticipation was palpable. Notebooks were open in front
of almost every student.
I listened to the loud murmurs.
Wait, a gerund and
participle phrase are the same thing, right?
Pages flipped, notes were consulted.
A sentence pattern 6
doesn’t have anything that comes after the verb?
Another student answered form across the room.
Do you have an example
of an infinitive phrase functioning nominally?
A colorful paper was passed across a table
So, that means it’s
adverbial, right? Because it’s modifying the verb?
Yeah, mhmm.
The clamor continued even after the professor came in.
Let’s get this over
with.
