Identify the following italicized word as a gerund, participle, or infinitive. The thief confessed to stealing the camera from the display. type of verbal:

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Nevaeh Chang

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11 December, 22:11

Identify the following italicized word as a gerund, participle, or infinitive. The thief confessed to stealing the camera from the display. type of verbal:

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Chubs · Answer 1

Chubs 11 December, 22:27

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Present participle (stealing)

Jerry Conner · Answer 2

gerund

Explanation:

The thief confessed to stealing the camera from the display. The italiced word is a gerund because it functions as a noun. Stealing is the object to the preppsition to and a preposition is always followed by a gerung. If the thief confessed to stealing the camera, in fact, this is what is meant: The thief confessed to someone that he had stolen the camera. The italiced clause can be nominalised through a gerund preceded by a preposition as the one in the original sentence.