Question

Revise this sentence by replacing all gerunds with infinitives.

"I keep telling people that I love dancing, writing, and to paint."
Sample response: I keep telling people that I love to dance, to write, and to paint. How many revisions did you include in your response? Check all that apply.
i. I changed "dancing" to "to dance."
ii. I changed "writing" to "to write."
iii. I left "telling" as is because it is not a gerund.
iv. I left "to paint" as is because it is an infinitive.
Option 1: i and iii
Option 2: ii and iii
Option 3: i, ii, and iii
Option 4: ii and iv

Answer 1

The sentence was revised by changing 'dancing' to 'to dance', 'writing' to 'to write', while leaving 'telling' and 'to paint' as they were since they are not gerunds. The correct answer is Option 3: i, ii, and iii.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence "I keep telling people that I love dancing, writing, and to paint." should be revised by replacing all gerunds with infinitives to maintain parallel structure. The correct revision would be "I keep telling people that I love to dance, to write, and to paint." When revising this sentence:

• I changed "dancing" to "to dance."
• I changed "writing" to "to write."
• I left "telling" as is because it is not a gerund but part of the verb phrase indicating continuous action in the present tense.
• I left "to paint" as is because it is already an infinitive.

Therefore, the revisions that were made to the sentence are Option 3: i, ii, and iii. These changes ensure that the list of verbs expressing love are all in the infinitive form, thereby providing consistency and clarity.