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Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Answers

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Use the drop-down menus to identify each underlined verb form as a participle, gerund, or infinitive. Climbing a rope is not as difficult as you might think. I plan to compete in a chess tournament this weekend. Kali loves the smell of roasting garlic.

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Selection 1:gerund
Selection 2:infinitive
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participlegerund✔ infinitive

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✔ participlegerundinfinitive

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Which statements about the gerund in the sentence below are true? Check all that apply. Javier likes to draw, but Kira prefers painting.The gerund is “painting.”The gerund is “to draw.”The gerund is acting as a noun.The gerund is acting as an adjective.The gerund could be replaced with an infinitive.The gerund could be replaced with a participle.

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The gerund is “painting.”
B
The gerund is “to draw.”
C
The gerund is acting as a noun.
D
The gerund is acting as an adjective.
E
The gerund could be replaced with an infinitive.
F
The gerund could be replaced with a participle.
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The laughing boy in the boat likes sailing.

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What is the function of the phrase "hoping for a few scraps of food” in the first sentence?

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It is a participial phrase that modifies “puppy.”
B
It is an infinitive phrase that modifies “puppy.”
C
It is a participial phrase that modifies “man.”
D
It is a gerund phrase that is the subject of the sentence.
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Which participle or participial phrase modifies the wrong noun?

A
“hoping for a few scraps of food”
B
“whining”
C
“no begging”
D
“pushing his plate away from the edge of the table”
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Which sentence contains a participial phrase that is placed correctly?

A
Jose paid for a hamburger scanning the cafeteria for an empty seat.
B
Peeling off her winter jacket, Sierra settled into the cozy armchair.
C
Made of soft wool, Nadia pulled on a blue sweater.
D
The cowboy jumped from the horse laughing in the face of danger.
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Imagine that you are helping a peer revise an essay that includes this sentence: "The cowboy jumped from the horse laughing in the face of danger.” Which statements accurately explain why this sentence needs to be revised? Check all that apply.

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The sentence makes it seem like the horse is laughing in the face of danger.
B
The sentence makes it seem like the horse jumped off of the cowboy.
C
The sentence makes it seem like the cowboy is laughing in the face of danger.
D
The participial phrase “laughing in the face of danger” is modifying the wrong noun.
E
The participial phrase “laughing in the face of danger” should be closer to “cowboy.”
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Select the best revision of this sentence. "The cowboy jumped from the horse laughing in the face of danger.”

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The horse jumped from the cowboy laughing in the face of danger.
B
In the face of danger, the cowboy jumped from the laughing horse.
C
Laughing in the face of danger, the cowboy jumped from the horse.
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The cowboy jumped from the horse, laughing in the face of danger.

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