Answers EAP-English 12 BParts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives

Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Answers

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

It functions as the subject.

It functions as the direct object.

It functions as the subject complement.

It functions as the object of the preposition.

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

article.

gerund.

infinitive.

pronoun.

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

by changing “To host” to “Hosting”

by changing “to clean” to “cleaning”

by changing “to organize” to “organizing”

by changing “to the part” to “parting”

by changing “to the rooms” to “rooming”

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

change “Abashed” to “Abashing”

change “mortifying” to “mortified”

change “to rewrite” to “rewriting”

change “beginning” to “began”

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

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

Driving delights me when I take off spontaneously for random destinations.

With all these poems to learn, I need to start memorizing them immediately.

While I enjoy biking in the woods, I prefer the placid setting by the lake.

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

at the beginning of the sentence.

at the end of the sentence.

next to the noun it describes.

next to the verb it describes.

Which sentence contains a gerund?

During the night, the temperature plummeted twenty degrees.

To navigate the winding road safely, we concentrated intensely.

On the first torrid day of summer, we always enjoy swimming.

The contemptible birds singing in the yard annoyed us all night.

to practicethe practicing ofpractice forto do a practice on

to practice

the practicing of

practice for

to do a practice on

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

a conjunction

a gerund

an infinitive

a participle

Read the sentence.A performer must create a dynamic connection to shine on the stage.

as an adverb

as a verb

as an adjective

as a noun

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