Grade 10 · Reading & language
Identify a verbal’s role in a sentence
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In “We enjoy gardening,” what is gardening?
- A gerund functioning as the object of enjoy
- An infinitive phrase
- A participle modifying We
- A finite past-tense verb
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A gerund functioning as the object of enjoy
Gardening names the activity enjoyed and serves as a noun object.
A little hint: A gerund acts as a noun, a participle modifies a noun, and an infinitive often begins with to plus a base verb.
A gerund acts as a noun, a participle modifies a noun, and an infinitive often begins with to plus a base verb.
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