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.
An infinitive is the uninflected form of a verb along with to âfor example, to walk, to inflect, to split. A split infinitive is created by placing an adverb or adverbial phrase between the to and the verbâfor example, to boldly go, to casually walk, to gently push.hen to avoid split infinitives. When moving the adverb to the end of a phrase doesnât cause confusion or change the sentenceâs meaning, itâs a good idea to keep the infinitive intactâfor example: He urged me to casually walk up and say hello.