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salantis [7]
3 years ago
14

Which statements about the gerund in the sentence below are true? Check all that apply.

English
2 answers:
olchik [2.2K]3 years ago
6 0
The answer is 1 3 and 5 
lilavasa [31]3 years ago
5 0
The correct answer(s) are: 1, 3, and 5.

Explanation:
In general, Gerund can act as a noun in the sentence. It can be formed by using the base form of verb + ing. For example: Paint, which can be used an a verb, is the base form + ing = Painting.

In the given sentence, painting is a gerund, which acts as a noun, and it can be replaced by an infinitive "to paint." The sentence would become, "<span>Javier likes to draw, but Kira prefers to paint."
</span>
Infinitive can be formed by using "to" + base form of verb.

Hence the correct options are:
<span>1. The gerund is “painting.”
</span><span>3. The gerund is acting as a noun.
</span><span>5. The gerund could be replaced with an infinitive.</span>
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