Question

Identify Infinitive, Gerunds and Participles in the following sentences:

I don’t feel like studying English today.
We were careful to avoid the broken glass.

Answer 1

Answer:

infinitive to aviod

gerund is studying

participle is broken

Answer 2

Answer:

Infinitive - To Avoid

Gerund - Studying

Participle - Broken

Explanation:

Infinitive -----》 usually begins with the word “To” and is followed by the base form of a verb.

Gerund ------》 –ing form of a Verb that functions the same as a noun.

Participle ----》 –ing form of a Verb. Acts like Verb or Adjective.

Both a gerund and a present participle come from a verb, and both end in –ing , But each has a different function.