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Pur Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Barking Dogs seldom bite
In the following sentence whether the Barking is used as gerung or participle.
"Barking dogs seldom bite"
Barking = Gerund or participle.Top answer
Welcome to EF, Pur. Barking is a present participle in your example. It is used adjectivally, it tells us what kind of a dog is in question or what the dog is doing.
- Welcome to EF, Pur.
- Barking is a present participle in your example.
- It is used adjectivally, it tells us what kind of a dog is in question or what the dog is doing.
- Training dogs may be difficult sometimes.
- This sentence (usually ) means that the dogs are being trained and thus training is a gerund.
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Welcome to EF, Pur. Barking is a present participle in your example. It is used adjectivally, it tells us what kind of a dog is in question or what the dog is doing.
Training dogs may be difficult sometimes.
This sentence (usually
Training dogs may be difficult sometimes.
This sentence (usually
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