EXERCISE 48–9 Verbal phrases
Indicate whether the underlined verbal phrase is a gerund phrase, a participial phrase, or an infinitive phrase. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.
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Many attempts to break the land speed record have ended in fatal crashes.
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The store sold only items made from all-natural ingredients.
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Being a diabetic, I have to monitor my blood sugar level carefully.
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Playing golf on a video game is no substitute for the real thing.
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I always wanted to be older than my brother.
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She was merely an observer photographing the rally.
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The electric lightbulb is just one of more than a thousand inventions patented by Thomas Edison.
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We thanked them for fixing our flat tire so quickly.
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If you want to pass this course, don’t miss any of the homework assignments.
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You can avoid such problems by reading the instructions.
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