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Which sentence has a gerund functioning as the object of a preposition?
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They thanked us exuberantly for meeting with them to discuss the deal.
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Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence.During the summer, she likes ___________ her soccer skills so that she is ready to play in the fall.
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to practice
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Read the sentence.Hiking along merrily, we maintained a sedate pace because we liked to heartily enjoy the stream bubbling its way beside us.Which part of the sentence functions as an adjective?
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the participial phrase bubbling its way
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Read the sentence.Once the scientist completed to assemble the components, she tested her new device to see if it performed as expected.What is the best word to replace the infinitive in the sentence?
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assembling
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Read the sentence.To host a party of this magnitude requires to clean and to organize the house before you get to the part where you can add decorations to the rooms.How should the sentence be revised to replace the infinitives with gerunds? Check all that apply.
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-by changing To host to Hosting-by changing to clean to cleaning-by changing to organize to organizing
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Which sentence contains a gerund?
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On the first torrid day of summer, we always enjoy swimming.
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Which sentence uses a participial phrase correctly?
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He laboriously studied the birds migrating to the local sanctuary.
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When a sentence includes a participial phrase, the phrase functions as a(n)
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adjective
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Read the sentence.The administrator of the company, the woman overseeing the department, added new personnel to better augment the existing sales force.Which part of the sentence functions as an adverb?
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to better augment
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To avoid confusion from a misplaced modifier, a participial phrase should be placed
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next to the noun it describes.
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