participle or gerund
The girl sitting in the last row just moved here.
participle
Jay’s greatest aspiration was to climb Mount Everest.
to climb Mount Everest
With a broom, Mrs. Olsen was beating our alligator over the head in an attempt to retrieve her poodle.
beating: present participle as main verb
We all want to see.
to see: infinitive as DO
The __________________ news made her cry. (frighten)
frightening
What I really like is travelling to other countries.
gerund
The rise of agriculture created a need for vessels to store seeds and grains and to carry food.
to store seeds and grains
to carry food
His dream is to play basketball in the NBA.
to play: infinitive as predicate noun
Mariela thanked her teacher for helping her.
helping: gerund as OP
The __________________ three-hour class put me to sleep. (bore)
boring
"Yes, thank you, Zela," said Major Po, approaching her. "Thank you for keeping an open mind and not giving in to fear."
approaching: participle
keeping/giving: gerund
During the Great Depression, audiences wanted to laugh when they went to the movies.
to laugh
We gave bungee jumping a chance.
(bungee) jumping: gerund as indirect object
Besides singing, Sarah likes dancing.
singing: gerund as OP
dancing: gerund as DO
The __________________ student fell asleep while writing in her journal. (tire)
tired
Understanding how the memory processes function is important to educators and students because it aids in the formulation of new teaching and learning strategies.
understanding: gerund
teaching/learning: participle
Mama Day tells the citizens of the island to listen to the crows instead of the news bulletins.
to listen
The crying baby drew a long breath and sucked in a spider crouching in the corner of the crib.
crying/crouching: present participles as adjectives
To wait seemed challenging since it required a great deal of patience.
to wait: infinitive as the subject
challenging: present participle as an adjective
Your decision is ___________. I was rather _____________ by your choice. (shock)
shocking; shocked
By the middle of the 1750s, newspapers were starting to play an important role in giving voice to the growing antagonism toward British rule and in stirring up the drive toward independence.
starting: participle
giving: gerund
growing: participle
stirring: gerund
The duke left the duchess at a Red Roof Inn and proceeded to drive to the country to see his mother.
to drive; to see his mother
The mangled pair of sunglasses, bruised face, broken arm, and bleeding knees meant Genette had taken another spill on her mountain bike.
mangled, bruised, broken, bleeding: participles as adjective
taken: past participle as main verb
Half our life is spent trying to find something.
spent: past participle as main verb
trying: gerund as OP
to find: infinitive as DO
After three hours in the ________________ sun, the swimmers were terribly sun-________. (burn)
burning; burnt