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Identify the verbal in this sentence as infinitive, gerund or participle.

The old woman slept, not realizing she was no longer poor.
gerund
participle
infinitive

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Answer:

It's the second one, participle :)

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I just did the assignment and got it right

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The verbal in this sentence is participle

Step-by-step explanation:

A participle is a form of verb which is used to describe something else and it do not take the noun these types of verbs are called participles. They end with –ing. A gerund is a type of verb which is used to take the verb completely into noun form and this also ends with –ing.

Infinitives are employed with to=base verbs and they are called as infinitives. In the given sentence not realizing describes the old women and hence it is a participle.

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