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A Budgeting for cybersecurity increases year over year.
B The committee knows how much work is being done.
C Business units are responsible for their own mitigation.
D The bank is aware of the status of cybersecurity risks

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2 Feb 2022

Answer: Step-by-step explanation: D)

Which sound device is being utilized in the following excerpt from Whitman's poem?

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1 Feb 2022

Answer: B)

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Grammar Drill - Punctuating Verbals

Verbals are forms of verbs that do not act as verbs in a sentence.

BACKGROUND:

Types of Verbals

Participle- verb ending in ing or ed and acting as an adjective in the sentence [set off with commas unless essential]

E.g., Little Sam, covered with mud, was having the time of his life playing in the ditch. [Participle phrase - participle ends in ed]

E.g., Floating above the clouds in a hot air balloon, I felt as free as a bird. [Participle phrase acts as adjective modifying TI] [Note comma following participle phrase and the logical noun it modifies - "I"]

Participle error: Floating above the clouds in a hot air balloon, it was an exhilarating experience. [The participle phrase incorrectly modifies "it" - "it" was not floating above the clouds. This is a "dangling participle"; there is no logical noun it modifies.]

Gerund - verb ending in ing but acting as a noun in a sentence [is not set off with commas; watch subject verb agreement]

E.g., Playing in professional orchestras is my life's ambition. [Gerund phrase acts as a noun, here the subject of the sentence; gerunds/ gerund phrases are always singular and take a singular verb]

Infinitive - to plus a verb; acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb in a sentence [punctuation - use a comma after if it begins the sentence AND is used as an adverb; watch for split infinitives]

E.g., To dream the impossible dream was the quest of Don Quixote. [infinitive phrase acting as a noun (subject) in the sentence]

E.g., To prepare for the track meet, the team worked out on weekends. [infinitive phrase acting as an adverb (answers why')] [punctuation - use a comma after if it begins the sentence AND is used as an

Avoid splitting the infinitive

Incorrect: His goal was to, by working on weekends. save enough money for college.

Correct: His goal was to save enough money for college by working on weekends.

Punctuating Verbals

Student Resource

ASSIGNMENT:

Correct each sentence in the paragraph per the following guidelines:

Each sentence in the paragraph includes at least one verbal.
Most of the verbals are punctuated incorrectly or have other errors - like incorrect subject/verb agreement, split infinitives, or dangling participles.
Some of the errors are subtle, so look carefully.

Note: The main verbs in the sentences are underlined, and the verbals and verbal phrases are color-coded: Participle, Gerund, Infinitive.

Flying high above the earth in a hot air balloon, had always been a dream of mine. You can imagine my surprise to finally find that my dream was about to come true. Climbing carefully into the basket 1 felt a few misgivings. This flight was about to taking into consideration everything else in my mundane existence be the most adventurous event of my life. Flying, had always been a love of mine. When I was young, I had always loved to in my spare time pretend I was a pilot. Floating noiselessly above the trees, it was like a dream. Our balloon was the one, sporting a red and white flag. Another balloon flying a blue and white flag sailed effortlessly past us. It probably won't come as a surprise to you that flying hot air balloons are now my favorite pastime. Feeling free and connected to the sky there is nothing like it!