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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

gerund or participle

children are fond of playing tennis. here the word playing is ____
  

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a gerund. It's functioning in a similar way to a noun - Children are fond of tennis.

  • a gerund.
  • It's functioning in a similar way to a noun - Children are fond of tennis.
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... a gerund. It's functioning in a similar way to a noun - Children are fond of tennis.
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The children playing in the park are fond of playing tennis.

participle
gerund

The participle is a modifier, in the first instance, it describes children.
The gerund is a noun, that is a subject or object in the sentence s

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