Gerund or infinitive Exercise

Answers

1. In the sentence “Coming events cast their shadows,” what is the grammatical function of “Coming”? — Present participle adjective
2. In the sentence “He was punished for coming late,” what is the grammatical form of “coming”? — Gerund
3. In the sentence “The habit of telling lies will not help anyone,” what is the grammatical form of “telling”? — Gerund
4. In the sentence “To see is to believe,” what is the grammatical form of “To see”? — Infinitive
5. In the sentence “Children practise reading and writing at school,” what is the grammatical form of “reading”? — Gerund
6. In the sentence “I won’t mind your leaving early today,” what is the grammatical form of “leaving”? — Gerund
7. In the sentence “He left the faucet running,” what is the grammatical form of “running”? — Present participle
8. In the sentence “Do you know the man standing at the corner?” what is the grammatical form of “standing”? — Present participle
9. In the sentence “Having done my homework, I went to play,” what is the grammatical form of “Having done”? — Perfect participle
10. In the sentence “His behaviour was irritating,” what is the grammatical function of “irritating”? — Present participle adjective
11. In the sentence “I want to know why you are late,” what is the grammatical form of “to know”? — Infinitive
12. In the sentence “I would like to paint that scenery,” what is the grammatical form of “to paint”? — Infinitive