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1. Eating is good for you. Gerunds Gerund Complement
2. Playing baseball is fun to some people.
3. Some websites only work when you are buying stuff from them.
4. Talking is only possible if you open your mouth.
5. Picking weeds from a flowerbed is good for your flowers.
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1. Watching TV is not good for your eyes.
2. Running is good for your muscles.
3. Eating vegetables is part of a healthy meal.
4. The plane landed in the airport yesterday.
5. Stunned by the blow, Bill was rushed to the hospital. (Stunned is also a past participle)
6. Stunned by the gases that filled the air, Stan quickly cleaned up the rest of his experiment. (Stunned is also a past participle)
Past Participle Present Participle Participle Phrase
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1. I like to read. Infinitive
2. I love to eat fruit salad with pizza for lunch.
3. My family loves to play board games on the weekends.
4. I do not like to go to school.
5. I do not like to skateboard.
2. Playing baseball is fun to some people.
3. Some websites only work when you are buying stuff from them.
4. Talking is only possible if you open your mouth.
5. Picking weeds from a flowerbed is good for your flowers.
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1. Watching TV is not good for your eyes.
2. Running is good for your muscles.
3. Eating vegetables is part of a healthy meal.
4. The plane landed in the airport yesterday.
5. Stunned by the blow, Bill was rushed to the hospital. (Stunned is also a past participle)
6. Stunned by the gases that filled the air, Stan quickly cleaned up the rest of his experiment. (Stunned is also a past participle)
Past Participle Present Participle Participle Phrase
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1. I like to read. Infinitive
2. I love to eat fruit salad with pizza for lunch.
3. My family loves to play board games on the weekends.
4. I do not like to go to school.
5. I do not like to skateboard.