Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives

Question 1

Read the sentence.Scheduled too hectically, the misbegotten tour zigzagging from state to state left the reporter weary from the road.

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scheduled too hectically

Question 2

Read the sentence.The teenagers went to town to muse over whether going to college or to university was the better choice.

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to muse

Question 3

Read the sentence.To the best of our knowledge, he decided that his major would be acting.

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a gerund

Question 4

to practicethe practicing ofpractice forto do a practice on

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the practicing of

Question 5

When a sentence includes a participial phrase, the phrase functions as a(n):

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adjective

Question 6

Read the sentence.Hiking along merrily, we maintained a sedate pace because we liked to heartily enjoy the stream bubbling its way beside us.

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the participial phrase “bubbling its way”

Question 7

Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly?

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He laboriously studied the birds migrating to the local sanctuary.

Question 8

How should the sentence be revised to replace the infinitives with gerunds? Check all that apply.

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by changing “To host” to “Hosting”; by changing “to clean” to “cleaning”; by changing “to organize” to “organizing”

Question 9

Read the sentence.According to the latest reports sent to us, orangutans prefer to remain safely in their original habitats.

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It functions as the direct object.

Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Answers