Question

• Identify the infinitive or gerund in following
Sentences
• Presenting your goods before your customers is an art.​

Answer 1

ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ:-

Identify the infinitive or gerund in following sentence.

• Presenting your goods before your customers is an art.

ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ:-

Prєѕєnтing your goods before your customers is an art.

• Here, the verb presenting is a gerund.

ᏞᎬᎪᎡN ᎷOᎡᎬ:

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NON-FINITE VERBS:-

• Non finite verbs retain the same from whatever the subject in a sentence. They are also called as incomplete verbs.
• They do not get affected by the person, number and tense in sentence.
• They can be used without a subject such verb cannot be from an independent clause and cannot be used without the help of another finite verb in a sentence.
• Non-finite verbs can be sub-divided into three types:

1) Infinitive

2) Gerund

3) Participle

• Infinitive: The infinitive is a form of verb, not changed for person, tense and number. It is introduced with the word "-to". Its negative is formed by adding "not" before the infinitive.

Example:-

I hope to see you again.

He promised not to see the girl again.

• Gerund: The Gerund is the verb ending with "-ing". It acts as a noun. It's negative is formed by adding "not" before the gerund.

Example:-

Painting is my favourite hobby.

• Participle: The participle is a word formed from a verb and shares the function of a verb and an adjective. It acts as an adjective.

Example:-

The burning candle was mine (Present)

The burnt candle was mine (Past)

Answer 2

Requírєd αnѕwєr:-

Presenting your goods before your customers in an art.

→ Presenting - Gerund.

→ We say this as a gerund because, here the verb is acting as a noun. And we know that the verb which acts as a noun is a gerund.

Explore More:-

• Verbs is of two types, Finite verbs and Non-finite verbs.
• Verbs which can be a main verb in a sentence are finite verbs. It can shows number, tense and person in a sentence.
• Whereas, non-finite verbs cannot act as an main verb in a sentence anddo not get changed because of number, tense and person in a sentence. Non-finite verbs is sub-divided into three types; Infinitive, Gerund and Participle.
• Infinitive: It is a non-finite verb with the word "to" before the verb. It is used to indicate the purpose of action. For example, He wants to give these flowers to the shop owner.
• Gerund: It is a non-finite verb which acts as a noun in a sentence and ends with "-ing". For example, Writing in Latin is difficult.
• Participle: A Participle is a non-finite verb which either acts as an adjective or as a verb in a sentence. For example, The sun was shining, so I didn't go for a walk.