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Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Answers

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gerund
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infinitive
C
participle
D
preposition
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Read the sentence.Materializing from the mist, the alarm warned the ship to steer quickly to the right of the rocks.

A
It uses a gerund to function as a participle.
B
It places the infinitive phrase in the wrong place.
C
It places the participial phrase in the wrong place.
D
It uses a prepositional phrase to function as an infinitive.
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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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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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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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Read the sentence.The teenagers went to town to muse over whether going to college or to university was the better choice.

A
to town
B
to muse
C
to college
D
to university
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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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Which are true about participles? Check all that apply.

A
Participles modify nouns.
B
Participles modify pronouns.
C
Participles modify verbs.
D
Participles modify conjunctions.
E
Participles modify adverbs.
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to practice
B
the practicing of
C
practice for
D
to do a practice on

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