Use the drop-down menus to identify each underlined verb form as a participle, gerund, or infinitive.

A) Climbing a rope is not as difficult as you might think.
B) I plan to compete in a chess tournament this weekend.
C) Kali loves the smell of roasting garlic.

A) gerund; B) infinitive; C) participle.

Explanation:

A gerund is a verb form which acts as a noun in a sentence. An example is provided in option A), where "climbing" is used as a noun. An infinitive is a verb form which consists of the word "to" and the base verb form. For instance, "to complete" in option B) is an infinitive.Finally, a participle is a verb form used as an adjective or a verb. "Roasting" (option C) is a participle which is used as an adjective, since it describes the noun "garlic."

The girl walked up to the dog. of course she was only three years of age so she had no knowledge of what she was doing. she walked up to the wild beast, without considering the consequences. but she would find out soon. she held out her hand to touch the mangled canine. snap. the toddlers hand was soon covered in a red liquid.