Question

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A. Identify the participles and gerunds in these sentences.
1. I prefer walking.
2. Being satisfied, we agreed to buy the car.
3. Hearing the sound, the bird flew away.
4. Children love building castles in the sand and decorating them.
5. We insisted on complaining to the police about the disturbing incidents.
6. We aim at winning the tournament as the winning team will receive a
grand prize.
7. The visitors were thrilled to see the glistening trout dancing in the rivulet
meandering down the hills.
8. We have succeeded in convincing the authorities about the need to
protect the tribes living in remote villages.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. I prefer walking.-  gerund
2. Being satisfied, we agreed to buy the car.- participle
3. Hearing the sound, the bird flew away.- participle
4. Children love building castles in the sand and decorating them.-participle
5. We insisted on complaining to the police about the disturbing incidents- complaining is gerund & disturbing is participle.
6. We aim at winning the tournament as the winning team will receive a grand prize.- participle
7. The visitors were thrilled to see the glistening trout dancing in the rivulet  meandering down the hills.- participle
8. We have succeeded in convincing the authorities about the need to  protect the tribes living in remote villages.​- gerund