Part 1: in these ten sentences, identify the verbal as a noun or adjective. determine whether it is an infinitive, participle, or gerund.
example: "i wanted to cook dinner for my parents." (functions as a direct object)
infinitive, noun

1. to love animals is a very human trait.

Infinitive, Noun

"To love animals" is an infinitive. All infinitives begin with the preposition "to" followed by the verb "love". The infinitive "To love animals" is the subject of the sentence. It is what the entire sentence is about.

A gerund ends in /ing/ and functions as a noun in the sentence. A participle is a verb that is used as an adjective or a noun.

rudy is the nazi ideal, unfortunately for the nazis his ideal comes in the form of jesse the complete opposite of those who embrace the idea of white supremacy. over the course of the novel, rudy learns that he wants nothing to do with the hitler youth, and because of this his parents are forced to make a bargain; rudy's father is forced into the military, so that his son can remain home.   both liesel and hans influence that young man that rudy becomes. following han's example, rudy puts aside his own hunger to risk his life so that the jewish prisoners might have bread to eat.