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Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Answers

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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.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 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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A
gerund
B
infinitive
C
participle
D
preposition
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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 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.Scheduled too hectically, the misbegotten tour zigzagging from state to state left the reporter weary from the road.

A
scheduled too hectically
B
the misbegotten tour
C
from state to state
D
weary from the road
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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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[BLANK]

A
to practice
B
the practicing of
C
practice for
D
to do a practice on

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