Question

Pick out the non-finite verb and state whether it's an Infinitive, Gerund or Participle: The roaring of the lion frightened us.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The roaring of the lion frightened us.​

Roaring is a Participle as a Infinitive is with -to in begining. and a participle is used when that word acts like a adjective and Gerund is used as a noun.

Explanation:

Answer 2

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Pick out the non-finite verb and state whether it's an Infinitive, Gerund or Participle :

The roaring of the lion frightened us.

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The roaring of the lion frightened us.

In the sentence the non-finite verb is roaring. It is Gerund.

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Infinitives :

• 'To' before the verb ( to do, to go, to eat etc.) forms the infinitive.

• Since V-to is not limited to the subject it is called infinitives.

• An infinitive like a noun may be

1. subject of a verb

2 object of a verb

3 object of a preposition

4 objective compliment

Participle :

• A participle is partly a verb and partly an adjective.
• participles are of 3 kinds

1 present participle

2 past participle

3 perfect participle

☑Gerund :

• Verb-ing may be used as noun. This verb-noun combination is called Gerund.

• Gerunds mostly abstract nouns do not have plural form.
• Gerund acts like a noun whereas the participle acts like an adjective.

Examples of gerund :

• walking is a good exercise.

• I like reading books.

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