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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.

A
It functions as the subject.
B
It functions as the direct object.
C
It functions as the subject complement.
D
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.

A
article.
B
gerund.
C
infinitive.
D
pronoun.
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How should the sentence be revised to replace the infinitives with gerunds? Check all that apply.

A
by changing “To host” to “Hosting”
B
by changing “to clean” to “cleaning”
C
by changing “to organize” to “organizing”
D
by changing “to the part” to “parting”
E
by changing “to the rooms” to “rooming”
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Read the sentence.Abashed by the harsh criticism, the mortifying writer decided to rewrite the beginning of the book.

A
change “Abashed” to “Abashing”
B
change “mortifying” to “mortified”
C
change “to rewrite” to “rewriting”
D
change “beginning” to “began”
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Which sentence has a gerund functioning as the object of a preposition?

A
They thanked us exuberantly for meeting with them to discuss the deal.
B
Driving delights me when I take off spontaneously for random destinations.
C
With all these poems to learn, I need to start memorizing them immediately.
D
While I enjoy biking in the woods, I prefer the placid setting by the lake.
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To avoid confusion from a misplaced modifier, a participial phrase should be placed

A
at the beginning of the sentence.
B
at the end of the sentence.
C
next to the noun it describes.
D
next to the verb it describes.
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Which sentence contains a gerund?

A
During the night, the temperature plummeted twenty degrees.
B
To navigate the winding road safely, we concentrated intensely.
C
On the first torrid day of summer, we always enjoy swimming.
D
The contemptible birds singing in the yard annoyed us all night.
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to practicethe practicing ofpractice forto do a practice on

A
to practice
B
the practicing of
C
practice for
D
to do a practice on
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Read the sentence.To the best of our knowledge, he decided that his major would be acting.

A
a conjunction
B
a gerund
C
an infinitive
D
a participle
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Read the sentence.A performer must create a dynamic connection to shine on the stage.

A
as an adverb
B
as a verb
C
as an adjective
D
as a noun

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