Question

Mother said to her son tell me why are you wasting your time be punctual and dutiful in your life he said no i shant waste my time. ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

• A. State whether the -ing forms given in these sentences are participles (P) or gerunds (G). 1. Hearing the car horn, the driver started shouting. 2. A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child. 3. The little girl ruined the painting by spilling water on it. 4. The children saw a musketeer standing on his head. 5. Shaking their hands, the two friends greeted each other. 6. Hunting animals is a crime. 7. Jumping over th.e fence, the thief escaped. B. Fill in the blanks using the non-finite forms of verbs in the brackets. Write down if they are infinitives, gerunds or participles. 1. The man loved (pamper) his obedient dog. 2. The dog began (bark) when he saw a thief entering the house. 3. The lazy student was not (will, change) his routine. 4. It (be) a very rainy day. We played indoors. (sing) is his favourite pastime.