Identify the following italicized word as a gerund, participle, or infinitive. wishing will never make your dreams come true. type of verbal:

The correct answer is gerund.
Infinitive can be eliminated because infinitives are always the root form of the verb. If wishing were instead "to wish," then infinitive would be correct. That leaves either a gerund or participle.
Remember that gerunds act as nouns and participles act as adjectives. In this sentence, the word "wishing" is functioning as the subject of the sentence. Subjects must be nouns; therefore, "wishing" is a gerund in this sentence.

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