Identifying Imposter Verbs

1.Facing high school standards, students realized they hadn't worked hard enough in middle school.

• facing

• realized

• worked

2.Swimming in your pool is always fun.

• swimming

• is

3.The college recommends sending applications early.

• recommends

• sending

4.To be truly successful is to be true to yourself and to the highest principles of honor

• to be

• is

5.I am expected to do the dishes at his house every night.

• am

• to do

6.Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.

• was

• winning

7.The president wants to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

• wants

• to use

8.Getting up at five, we got an early start.

• getting

• got

9.Gathering my courage, I asked the teacher for help with my schoolwork.

• gathering

• asked

10.Collecting baseball cards used to be a popular hobby.

• collecting

• to be