The words shown in bold in the following sentence are _____.At the nature center, we saw an owl, a hawk, and a falcon.
A) articles
B) gerunds
C) infinitives

Question

The words shown in bold in the following sentence are _____.At the nature center, we saw an owl, a hawk, and a falcon.​
A) ​articles
B) ​gerunds
C) ​infinitives

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The words "an", "a", and "the" are articles, and they are used here to introduce and specify the animals that were seen. The other choices, gerunds and infinitives, are verb forms that are not present in the sentence.

The Words Shown in Bold in the Following Sentence Are