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These categories are what we like to call the <strong>parts of speech<\/strong>. There are eight parts of speech in the English language: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. Today, we\u2019ll actually be talking about gerunds, participles, and infinitives. Now, you\u2019re probably wondering how those are related to the parts of speech, right? Well, for the sake of understanding these concepts, just think of those three as various ways in which the different parts of speech can be used. In other words, the main parts of speech are your tools, and our three topics for today are the projects you need the tools for.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Gerund\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Gerund<\/h2>\n<p>\nA gerund is a word that is created with a <a class=\"ylist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/action-verbs-and-linking-verbs\/\">verb<\/a> but functions as a noun, always ending in <em>-ing<\/em>. Being used as a noun, a gerund can function as a subject, a subject complement, a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition. It\u2019s important to note that though gerunds may look a lot like present participles, they are not the same thing. Gerunds are specifically placed in the noun position of a sentence whereas present participles are placed with the verb phrase, usually as modifiers.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Gerund_Examples\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Gerund Examples<\/h3>\n<p>\nHere is an example of a gerund in the subject position:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Brushing your hair prevents it from tangling.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this sentence, the word <em>brushing<\/em> is the gerund functioning as the subject of the sentence. If a gerund were to be the complement of a subject in a sentence, it would look like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Her number one priority is working.<\/div>\n<p>\n &nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Working<\/em> is functioning as a complement to the subject, <em>priority<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Gerunds can also function as the object of a sentence. Here\u2019s an example where the gerund is the object of a preposition:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">\u201cThere is no use in standing in line for three hours,\u201d grandma said.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this sentence, <em>standing<\/em> follows the preposition <em>in<\/em>, making it the object of the preposition.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Participle\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Participle<\/h2>\n<p>\nVery similar to gerunds are participles. Participles are words created from verbs that are then used as adjectives to modify <a class=\"ylist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/what-is-a-noun\/\">nouns<\/a> in a sentence. They can also be used as introductions to adverbial phrases. <\/p>\n<p>There are present and past participles. <strong>Present participles<\/strong> always end in <em>-ing<\/em> and correlate to events taking place in the current tense. The <strong>past participle<\/strong> can be either regular or irregular and refers to events that have already happened. Differentiating between participles and gerunds can be a little tricky sometimes because participles can actually function as gerunds. For our purposes today, we\u2019re going to look at some rather straightforward examples.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Participle_Examples\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Participle Examples<\/h3>\n<p>\nWhen using a participle as an adjective, you might come across a sentence like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">The browning fruit should be put outside for composting.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Browning<\/em> is a present participle (noted by the <em>-ing<\/em> ending) that is modifying the noun <em>fruit<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">I spent the whole day studying math.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this sentence, <em>studying<\/em> is a present participle that is working as the beginning of an adverbial phrase in the sentence. The phrase <em>studying math<\/em> is modifying the verb <em>spent<\/em>. How did I spend the whole day? Studying math.<\/p>\n<p>Both of those examples were present participles, meaning the words ended in <em>-ing\u00ad<\/em> to denote something happening in the current time. As mentioned, there are such things as past participles. Past participles can have varied word endings (depending on the word being used). Most commonly, you will see <em>-d<\/em>\u00ad or <em>-ed<\/em> added to the end of a word. Let\u2019s look at a couple of examples:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">The windows were cracked when the rainstorm came through.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHere, the word <em>cracked<\/em> is the past participle working as an adjective to modify the noun <em>windows<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">He continued forward, cautioned by the desolate streets.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Cautioned<\/em> is the past participle in the sentence functioning as the beginning of an adverbial phrase describing the word <em>continued<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, participles can also appear as multi-part verbs. The <em>multi-<\/em> comes from attaching an auxiliary verb or helping verb to the main verb being used in the sentence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0.25em;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Joan <span style=\"border: 2px solid green; border-radius: 4px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 2px;\">was baking<\/span> fresh cookies for her grandkids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helping verb:<\/strong> <em>was<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Participle:<\/strong> <em>baking<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This combination creates a multi-part verb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0.25em;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Joan <span style=\"border: 2px solid green; border-radius: 4px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 2px;\">has been baking<\/span> all morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helping verb:<\/strong> <em>has been<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Participle:<\/strong> <em>baking<\/em><\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0.25em;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Joan <span style=\"border: 2px solid green; border-radius: 4px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 2px;\">would have been reading<\/span> all morning if her grandkids hadn\u2019t said they were coming over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helping verb:<\/strong> <em>would have been<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Participle:<\/strong> <em>reading<\/em><\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nKnowing how to form different endings of the participles allows for a variety of meanings to be conveyed. <\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Infinitive\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Infinitive<\/h2>\n<p>\nUnlike gerunds and participles, infinitives do not change their endings; they are always in the simple, singular form.<\/p>\n<p>Infinitives are singular verbs usually preceded by the word <em>to<\/em>. They do not have any special suffixes; they\u2019re just simple in nature. In other words, the verbs are unconjugated. Infinitives can be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Most likely when you are dealing with infinitives, you will be dealing with the present infinitive; that\u2019s what we\u2019ll be looking at today.  The <em>to<\/em> is used with the infinitive to show the purpose of something or maybe to express someone\u2019s opinion. Let\u2019s look at some examples of infinitives!<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0.25em;\"><strong>Noun:<\/strong> Josh wants <span style=\"border: 2px solid green; border-radius: 4px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 2px;\">to study<\/span> as soon as he gets home from school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adjective:<\/strong> Today, she wants to show Josh a new game <span style=\"border: 2px solid green; border-radius: 4px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 2px;\">to play<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adverb:<\/strong> Josh played the new game with his sister instead of studying, <span style=\"border: 2px solid green; border-radius: 4px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 2px;\">to make<\/span> her happy.\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWe\u2019ve discussed quite a bit today. Remember, gerunds are words that are formed from verbs and used as nouns, always ending in <em>-ing<\/em>; participles are words created from verbs that can be used as adjectives or in adverbial phrases, also ending in <em>-ing<\/em> (unless expressing past tense); and infinitives are verbs that take the simple tense and follow the preposition <em>to<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you\u2019ve enjoyed this lesson on the parts of speech. Until next time!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"citelist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gingersoftware.com\/content\/grammar-rules\/nouns\/gerunds\/.\"target=\"_blank\">\u201c#1 Grammar and Spell Checker.\u201d 2016. Gingersoftware.com. 2016.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ef.edu\/english-resources\/english-grammar\/gerund\/\"target=\"_blank\">\u201cWhat Is a Gerund? Definition, Examples &#038; Exercises.\u201d n.d.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ef.edu\/english-resources\/english-grammar\/infinitive\/\"target=\"_blank\">\u201cInfinitive | EF | United States.\u201d n.d. Www.ef.edu.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grammarist.com\/grammar\/participles\/.\"target=\"_blank\">\u201cWhat Is a Participle? Huge List of Examples.\u201d 2011. February 18, 2011.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"FAQs-spoiler\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><span id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-list\">\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is a gerund?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>A gerund is a word that is derived from a verb but functions as a noun. For example, the word jogging is a verb, but it is a gerund in this example sentence because it functions as a noun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Jacob enjoys <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">jogging<\/span> in his spare time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is an infinitive?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>An infinitive is a singular, unconjugated verb that is usually preceded by the word to, most often used as a noun or an adjective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;James had always wanted <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to run<\/span> a mile in under 8 minutes.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;The books that need <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to go<\/span> back to the library are on the table.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is a participle?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>A participle is a word that is derived from a verb but is used to describe a noun or introduce an adverbial phrase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;All that could be heard was a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">blaring<\/span> siren as the fire truck raced by.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Arriving<\/span> a little late, he sprinted down the hallway to make it to his class.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is a gerund phrase?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>A gerund phrase is a group of words (beginning with a gerund) that collectively act as a noun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Swimming with dolphins<\/span> is a lifelong dream of mine.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;Jeff&#8217;s favorite pastime is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">walking through the forest<\/span> next to his house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is an infinitive phrase?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>An infinitive phrase is a group of words (beginning with an infinitive) that collectively expresses action in a sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cBennet wanted <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to eat spaghetti<\/span> for dinner.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;She kept reminding her son <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to wash the dishes<\/span> every evening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is a present participle?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>A participle is a word that is often a verb in the present tense. A participle can also be a noun, adverb, or adjective that writers utilize to create compound verbs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThat man <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is eating<\/span> a pecan pie.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is a past participle?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>A participle is a word that is often a verb in the past tense. A participle can also be a noun, adverb, or adjective that writers utilize to create compound verbs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe wolf <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">was howling<\/span> at the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"PQs-spoiler\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><span id=\"Gerunds,_Participles,_and_Infinitive_Practice_Questions\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitive Practice Questions<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #1:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhich of the following sentences includes a gerund?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-1-1\">Kayla and Jack ran several errands after school yesterday.<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-1-2\">Walking a little every morning can boost your productivity during the day.<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-1-3\">I noticed she was waiting for the bus to arrive.<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-1-4\">Can everyone please stop shouting and running around?<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-1\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-1\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-1-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>In this sentence, the word <em>walking<\/em> is a verb that functions as a noun, which means it is a gerund. Remember, a gerund always ends with -ing. The words <em>waiting<\/em> (answer choice C), <em>shouting<\/em>, and <em>running<\/em> (both answer choice D) are simply verbs that are functioning as verbs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-1-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-1-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #2:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhich of the following sentences includes a gerund?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-2-1\">Has anyone been making any progress in their English class?<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-2-2\">Kaylee was known for running long distances at rapid speeds.<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-2-3\">My absolute favorite pastime is swimming.<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-2-4\">I will probably be eating tacos for dinner tonight.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-2\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-2\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-2-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>In this case, the word <em>swimming<\/em> is a gerund, which is functioning as a complement to the subject, <em>pastime<\/em>. The words ending with -ing found in the other answer choices are simply verbs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-2-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-2-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #3:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhich word in the following sentence is a gerund?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Standing in this growing line at the donut shop is making me late for work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-3-1\">Growing<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-3-2\">Standing<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-3-3\">Making<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-3-4\">There is no gerund<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-3\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-3\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-3-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>The word <em>standing<\/em> is functioning as the subject of the sentence, while <em>growing<\/em> is functioning as an adjective describing the word <em>line<\/em>. The word <em>making<\/em> is simply part of the verb in this case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-3-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-3-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #4:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhich word in the following sentence is a gerund?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kayante was typing at a much faster rate than his classmates, which meant he would likely finish his essay long before everyone else.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-4-1\">Typing<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-4-2\">Meant<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-4-3\">Would finish<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-4-4\">There is no gerund <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-4\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-4\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-4-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>Remember, a gerund will always end with <em>-ing<\/em>, so the only answer choice that could be a gerund is choice A. However, since the verb <em>typing<\/em> is functioning as a verb, it is not a gerund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-4-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-4-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #5:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhich part of the sentence is the gerund in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The teacher sent him to detention for cheating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-5-1\">Object of the preposition<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-5-2\">Subject<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-5-3\">Indirect object<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-5-4\">Direct object<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-5\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-5\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-5-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>The gerund <em>cheating<\/em> is the object of the preposition <em>for<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-5-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-5-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #6:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the participle in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He took a sewing class during his freshman year at the community college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-6-1\">Noun<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-6-2\">Adjective<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-6-3\">Verb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-6-4\">There is no participle<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-6\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-6\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-6-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>In this case, the participle is <em>sewing<\/em>, which is functioning as an adjective modifying the noun <em>class<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-6-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-6-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #7:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the participle in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ivan was talking very loudly to his friends during class yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-7-1\">Adjective<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-7-2\">Adverb<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-7-3\">Verb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-7-4\">There is no participle<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-7\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-7\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-7-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>In this case, the participle is <em>talking<\/em>, which pairs up with the verb <em>was<\/em> to form the present participle phrase was <em>talking<\/em>. This participle phrase functions as the verb of the sentence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-7-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-7-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #8:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the participle in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The entire afternoon was spent shopping at the mall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-8-1\">Adjective<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-8-2\">Noun<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-8-3\">Adverb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-8-4\">There is no participle<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-8\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-8\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-8-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>In this case, the participle is <em>shopping<\/em>, which is functioning as an adverb modifying the verb was <em>spent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-8-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-8-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #9:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the participle in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I raced past several tourists as I biked along the hiking trail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-9-1\">Noun<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-9-2\">Adverb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-9-3\">Verb<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-9-4\">There is no participle<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-9\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-9\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-9-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>Though there are two verbs in this sentence, they are both simply action verbs, not participles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-9-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-9-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #10:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the participle in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Baking bread has become her new favorite hobby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-10-1\">Noun<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-10-2\">Adverb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-10-3\">Verb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-10-4\">There is no participle <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-10\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-10\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-10-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>In this case, the participle is <em>baking<\/em>, which is functioning as the subject of the sentence (a noun). When a participle functions as a noun, it is called a gerund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-10-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-10-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #11:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the infinitive functioning as in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sean needs to work through the summer so he can save up some money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-11-1\">Noun<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-11-2\">Adjective<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-11-3\">Adverb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-11-4\">There is no infinitive <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-11\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-11\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-11-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>The infinitive in this sentence is <em>to work<\/em>, which is functioning as a noun. Specifically, the infinitive has taken the role of the direct object, taking the action of the verb <em>needs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-11-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-11-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #12:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the infinitive functioning as in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After the argument, both James and Kadin apologized to each other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-12-1\">Noun<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-12-2\">Adjective<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-12-3\">Adverb<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-12-4\">There is no infinitive<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-12\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-12\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-12-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>Although the word <em>to<\/em> is used in the sentence, it is not followed by a verb, so there is no infinitive. In this case, the word <em>to<\/em> is being used as a preposition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-12-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-12-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #13:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the infinitive functioning as in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">She told us that George Orwell\u2019s <em>1984<\/em> is her favorite book to read during her free time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-13-1\">Noun<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-13-2\">Adjective<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-13-3\">Adverb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-13-4\">There is no infinitive<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-13\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-13\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-13-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>The infinitive in this sentence, <em>to read<\/em>, is functioning as an adjective describing the noun <em>book<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-13-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-13-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #14:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the infinitive functioning as in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I will be practicing for two hours every day to ensure I play my recital piece well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-14-1\">Noun<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-14-2\">Adjective<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-14-3\">Adverb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-14-4\">There is no infinitive<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-14\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-14\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-14-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>The infinitive in this sentence, <em>to ensure<\/em>, is functioning as an adverb modifying the verb <em>practicing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-14-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-14-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #15:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat part of speech is the infinitive functioning as in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To fly high above the trees was Rachel\u2019s greatest wish as a child.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-15-1\">Noun<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-15-2\">Adjective<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-15-3\">Adverb<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-15-4\">There is no infinitive<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-15\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-15\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-15-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>The infinitive in this sentence is to <em>fly<\/em>, which is functioning as a noun. 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