Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives

Question 1

Read the sentence.Once the scientist completed to assemble the components, she tested her new device to see if it performed as expected.

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assembling

Question 2

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

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a gerund

Question 3

Read the sentence.Abashed by the harsh criticism, the mortifying writer decided to rewrite the beginning of the book.

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change “mortifying” to “mortified”

Question 4

To avoid confusion from a misplaced modifier, a participial phrase should be placed

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next to the noun it describes.

Question 5

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 6

Read the sentence.Craving a more cosmopolitan lifestyle, the rural students were excited to travel to the city.

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infinitive.

Question 7

Which sentence has a gerund functioning as the object of a preposition?

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They thanked us exuberantly for meeting with them to discuss the deal.

Question 8

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

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adjective

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.

Question 10

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”

Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Answers