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Ducks1160 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Gerund or Participle?

"I was sitting at the table eating a honeycomb.

Is eating a honeycomb a gerund (noun) or a participle (adjective)?
Should it be set off with a comma after table?
If so, why?
  

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Ducks1160 "I was sitting at the table eating a honeycomb. Is eating a honeycomb a gerund (noun) or a participle (adjective)? Should it be set off with a comma after table ?

— CalifJim

  • Ducks1160 "I was sitting at the table eating a honeycomb.
  • Is eating a honeycomb a gerund (noun) or a participle (adjective)?
  • Should it be set off with a comma after table ?
  • If so, why?
  • It is certainly not a noun.
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Ducks1160"I was sitting at the table eating a honeycomb.

Is eating a honeycomb a gerund (noun) or a participle (adjective)?
Should it be set off with a comma after table?
If so, why?

It is certainly not a noun. It is a participle. A comma is not at all necessary. The participial construction desc
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