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Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Answers

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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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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.The administrator of the company, the woman overseeing the department, added new personnel to better augment the existing sales force.

A
of the company
B
overseeing the department
C
to better augment
D
existing sales force
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Read the sentence.Hiking along merrily, we maintained a sedate pace because we liked to heartily enjoy the stream bubbling its way beside us.

A
the infinitive phrase “to heartily enjoy”
B
the participial phrase “bubbling its way”
C
the gerund phrase “hiking along merrily”
D
the prepositional phrase “beside us”
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When a sentence includes a participial phrase, the phrase functions as a(n):

A
noun
B
verb
C
adjective
D
adverb
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Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly?

A
She wrote the preliminary letter using her favorite pen.
B
Scrimmaging on the field, the coach watched the players.
C
Playing rambunctiously in the yard, the nanny laughed at the kids.
D
He laboriously studied the birds migrating to the local sanctuary.
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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.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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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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Read the sentence.Once the scientist completed to assemble the components, she tested her new device to see if it performed as expected.

A
assembling
B
assemble
C
assembled
D
assembly

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