In 1984, one can get vaporized for being too intelligent. Why do you think intelligence

If you're too intelligent, Big Brother would fear that you would become aware enough to see through the schemes and the lies, and potentially rebel. If the people under a totalitarian government cannot be subdued and are too intelligent, they can become too powerful.

Explanation:

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Gerunds, infinitives, and participles are types of verbals

Explanation:

Gerunds are verbs that end with -ing that function as a noun

Infinitives are verbs that is preceded by the word 'to'

Participles also end with -ing but unlike the Gerunds, they form the progressive tense of a verb