1 Freshwater makes up less than 3% of water on earth, and over two-thirds of this is tied up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Freshwater lakes and rivers make up only 0.009% of water on Earth and groundwater makes up 0.28%.  Water is essential for all life forms.
User: Select the verbal; indicate whether it is a participle, gerund, or infinitive; and indicate how it functions in the sentence. Sprinting, the gazelle outran the three lionesses. Weegy: Sprinting, the gazelle outran the three lionesses. Verbal: sprinting.
Gerund and Infinitive Phrases. Gerunds and Infinitives are both verbals. A verbal is a word formed from a verb but functioning. as a different part of speech, usually a noun. Gerunds are formed when an â-ingâ ending is. added to a verb, and every infinitive is composed of âtoâ plus a verb. When grouped with.