she is learning to dance is it infinitive gerund or participle
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Explanation:
Dancing is the present participle of the verb to dance. When used with is or are, it becomes a verb in the present continuous tense: Gordon is dancing up a storm. In the sentence above, dancing is a present participle (form) and it's acting as a verb (function)
'To dance' is an infinitive.
About verbs and their different usage:
- Verbs denote action/ a state of being.
- Action verbs can be classified into finite and nonfinite.
- Finite verbs are those that change their form in the third person singular. An 's' is added at the end of the verb. (Eg): 'He eats', 'she writes', 'it bites', etc.,
- In nonfinite form the verb gets altered with an 'ing' or a 'to' or takes the participle form. That is they are of three kinds:
1.Gerund- Gerunds are words that are in '-ing' form. They act as nouns. (eg) writing, typing, etc.,
2.Infinitive- Infinitives are words that are in the form of 'to + verb'. Infinitive verbs are verbs that act as the subject/ object/ adverb of the sentence. The verb that follows 'to' will be in its base form, without any modification.(eg) to write, to type, etc.,
3.Past participle- They are used when we talk about something that was started and completed in the past. (eg) written, typed, etc.,
- In the given sentence, we have the verb 'to dance' which is an infinitive.
- The infinitive 'to dance' also acts as the object (noun) in the sentence.