Identify the following italicized word as a gerund, participle, or infinitive. wishing will never make your dreams come true. a. gerundb. participlec. infinitive

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Question :- Identify the following italicized word as a gerund, participle, or infinitive.

Wishing will never make your dreams come true.

A. Gerund

B. Participle

C. Infinitive

Answer :- The verb 'wishing' is a gerund as it's a verb acting as a noun in this sentence.

• Gerunds are also known as verbal noun.

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The correct answer is "gerund"

Explanation:

A gerund is formed by verb+ing and always acts as a noun in a sentence.

In this case, the gerund is "wishing" and it is the noun and subject of the sentence.

The rest of the options are incorrect since an infinitive is formed by verb+to (To swim). A present participle is formed by verb + ing but functions as an adjective instead of a noun (breaking news).

c) by giving an example of how mary beth tinker did, in fact, disrupt her mathematics class

explanation:

petitioner john f. tinker, 15 years of age, and solicitor christopher eckhardt, 16 years of age, went to secondary schools in des moines, iowa.

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."