Question

dentify whether the underlined words are gerund, participle or infinitive:
1. Ilike whistling. 8
2. Ilike to whistle.
3. Cooking is fun. 9
4. I want to read the newspaper
5. Cleaning is one of my hobbies. 9
6. The watering can is rusty. 9
7. He likes dancing.
8. He likes to dance.
9. Singing is fun. 9
5. I want to eat the food.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1= I like whistling ,2= cooking is fun , 3= he like dance .

Answer 2

Answer:

1. I like whistling. Gerund

2. Ilike to whistle. Infinitive

3. Cooking is fun. Gerund

4. I want to read the newspaper. Infinitive

5. Cleaning is one of my hobbies. Gerund

6. The watering can is rusty. Gerund

7. He likes dancing. Gerund

8. He likes to dance. Infinitive

9. Singing is fun. Gerund

5. I want to eat the food. Infinitive

Explanation:

Gerund is V¹+ing acts as a noun. e.g. Sing+ing = Singing.

Infinitive is a verb's basic form, usually it follows the preposition 'to' . e.g. I want to read.