In this exercise, find the verbals used as nouns in the following sentences. Example:
"We enjoy walking to the lake and bathing in the cool water."
NOUN VERBALS: walking bathing
1: Finding food brought pleasure to everyone.
finding
to everyone
No noun verbals present.
2: By challenging these statements, we enter into a kind of argument.
challenging
enter
No noun verbals present.
3: We like to win and to exult in victory.
to win AND to exult
to win
No noun verbals present.
4: Finding ways to improve may become an arduous task.
finding ways to improve (gerund phrase)
to improve
No noun verbals present.
5: After his dental surgery, John found eating yogurt soothing .
soothing
eating
No noun verbals present.
6: To search may be to find.
to search
to search AND to find
No noun verbals present.
7: Sherry considers eating meat immoral.
considers
eating
No noun verbals present.
8: To disagree with a person, tact must be used.
tact
to disagree
No noun verbals present.
9: He ran the mile in four minutes, 21 seconds.
ran
minutes
No noun verbals present.
10: Our aim was winning our final game.
winning
final
No noun verbals present.
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