<u>Smoking</u> is injurious to health.
Directions: Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read the sentence carefully and identify which <strong>WORD CLASS</strong> the underlined word belongs to. Indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. Participle
- B. Infinitive
- C. Gerund ✓
- D. Verb
Correct Answer: C. Gerund
Explanation
The word 'Smoking' is an -ing verb form functioning as a noun and serves as the subject of the sentence, which makes it a gerund.
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