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.
Review: An. is a verb form that is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. An infinitive starts with the WORD .  (not the preposition) and the base of the verb. Examples: to run, to jump, to find, etc. DO NOT confuse infinitives with a prepositional phrase.