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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

A designation

It's important to realize that the term "present participle" has nothing to do with time or tense. It's a designation of how the word is formed, but that formation does not limit it to present tense.
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Please explain the use of "a" in "a designation of how....

I always struggle to see the countability of nouns which are not physical

  

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" There may be several different designations (names) for this verb form, not just "present participle". This one ('present particle') is one of them. )

  • " There may be several different designations (names) for this verb form, not just "present participle".
  • This one ('present particle') is one of them.
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JigneshbharatiPlease explain the use of "a" in "a designation of how ..."

There may be several different designations (names) for this verb form, not just "present participle". This one ('present particle') is one of them.

one of them ~ a

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(In fact, one of the other ways of referring to that verb form is "active participle

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