Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles

Is raining a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

When I awoke this morning, it was raining.

• gerund

• present participle

Is pounding a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

I could hear the wind pounding on my window.

• gerund

• present participle

Is screaming a gerund or present participle in the following sentence: When Melody saw that Penny was in danger, she could not stop screaming.

• gerund

• present participle

Is screaming a gerund or present participle in the following sentence: Even though Meloday was screaming, her mother did not stop.

• gerund

• present participle

Is sobbing a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

After the accident, Melody could not stop sobbing.

• gerund

• present participle

Is hitting a gerund or present participle in the following sentence: I could tell she felt like hitting me.

• gerund

• present participle

Is shrieking a gerund or present participle in the following sentence:

The shrieking of the police sirens were louder than my silent cries.

• gerund

• present participle

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:

Melody would love to talk.

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence: Melody was on her way to school when she remembered that she had forgotten to take the gift for Catherine.

Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:

Melody strained to listen to the conversation.