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Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Answers

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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 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.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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[BLANK]

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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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.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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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.
9

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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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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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.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.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.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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