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What is an infinitive in English?
What is an infinitive in English?
- The verb form that has 'to' at the beginning (correct)
- The form of a verb used in the simple present tense
- The form of a verb used in the past participle tense
- The simplest form of a verb without any modifications
What is a gerund in English?
What is a gerund in English?
- A verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun (correct)
- A verb form ending in -s that functions as an adverb
- A verb form ending in -ly that functions as a pronoun
- A verb form ending in -ed that functions as an adjective
How can you identify an infinitive in a sentence?
How can you identify an infinitive in a sentence?
- It ends in -ed and functions as an adjective
- It has 'to' followed by the base form of a verb (correct)
- It ends in -s and functions as an adverb
- It ends in -ing and functions as a noun
Which verb form functions as a noun in a sentence?
Which verb form functions as a noun in a sentence?
In the sentence 'She enjoys singing,' what is 'singing'?
In the sentence 'She enjoys singing,' what is 'singing'?
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What is an infinitive?
What is an infinitive?
The basic form of a verb preceded by 'to'.
What is a gerund?
What is a gerund?
A verb form ending in '-ing' that functions as a noun.
How to identify an infinitive?
How to identify an infinitive?
It begins with the word 'to' followed by the base form of the verb.
Which verb form acts as a noun?
Which verb form acts as a noun?
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'Singing' in 'She enjoys singing'?
'Singing' in 'She enjoys singing'?
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Study Notes
Infinitives and Gerunds
- An infinitive is a verb form that starts with 'to', followed by the base form of a verb (e.g., to run, to eat, to learn).
- A gerund is a verb form that ends with '-ing' and functions as a noun in a sentence (e.g., running, eating, learning).
Identifying Infinitives
- An infinitive can be identified in a sentence by looking for the 'to' + base form of a verb construction (e.g., to go, to study, to write).
Verbs Functioning as Nouns
- A gerund (a verb form ending with '-ing') functions as a noun in a sentence, often serving as the subject, complement, or object of a verb.
Sentence Analysis
- In the sentence 'She enjoys singing,' 'singing' is a gerund, functioning as a noun and representing the thing being enjoyed.
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