Identify Gerunds, Participles and Infinitives
1. Facing college standards, the students realised that they hadn't worked hard enough in high school.
2. Swimming in your pool is always fun.
3. The college recommends sending
applications early.
4. Mrs. Sears showing more bravery than
wisdom invited thirty boys and girls to a party.
5. To be great is to be true to yourself
and to the highest principles of honour.
6. He won the game by scoring during the
overtime period.
7. Jim is expected to program computers
at his new job.
8. Her most important achievement was
winning the national championship.
9. Going to work today took all my
energy.
10. The student left in charge of the
class was unable to keep order.
11. The president wants to use nuclear
energy for peaceful purposes.
12. Fighting for a losing cause made them
depressed.
13. Getting up at five, we got an early
start.
14. Telling your father was a mistake.
15. The crying boy angered by the bully
began to fight.
16. Applicants must investigate various
colleges learning as much as possible about them before applying for admission.
17. Statistics reported by the National
Education Association revealed that seventy percent of American colleges offer
remedial English classes emphasising composition.
18. Gathering my courage, I asked for a
temporary loan.
19. Starting out as an army officer
Karen's father was frequently transferred.
20. To fight against those odds would be
ridiculous.