Verbal remedies 1

Can you tell a gerund from a participle? Is your knowledge of infinitives finite? Select the type of verbal, i.e. an inflected form filling in as a noun, adjective or adverb, that corresponds with the word or words in square brackets.

From [practising] with the band, Al became a proficient trombonist.
[Driven] to triumph, Tara welcomed all opponents.
[Napping] after work could throw off your internal clock.
She urged her team [to focus] on the task at hand.
Reporters leaked [damning] evidence about the accused.
Vesa seemed [surprised] that the puck went in.
Fernando always has [to be] right.

Date modified: 2020-08-27

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