Gerund VS Present Participle?

It’s a verb, so I’d say present participle.

Both gerunds and present participles are verbs, so I'm somewhat confused by Aspara's statement. In fact, not only are both verbs, both are non-finite forms of verbs, which makes this distinction difficult.

If "deteriorating" is functioning as an object of the preposition "for" I would say it is a gerund. If it is operating as a modifier of the noun phrase "customer service" then I woul

KJinCali79 "deteriorating" is functioning as an object of the preposition "for"

This is an impossible analysis.

KJinCali79 a modifier of the noun phrase "customer service"

There we go. I initially skimmed deteriorating as a verb and customer service as its object. I’d say attributive modifier is a

I am not attacking outsourcing as such; it is not, on its own, responsible for deteriorating customer service."
Could you please explain what is 'deteriorating" in this sentence, gerund or participle present. And why?

This sentence is interesting, and I can see how it invites the possibility of different interpretations. But interpreting it in the most likely an

Hi

It is OK to use the word "gerundive" to mean a verb that is being used in an adjectival way. It is slightly old-fashioned and it refers to Latin

Strictly, I think it means "those customer services that are found to be deteriorating"

But, yes, in English we're just saying that a verb has transmuted into an adjectival form: it's being used to qualify a noun. It's a ge

canadian45"deteriorating" is an adjective

Strictly speaking, it’s a verb functioning as an attributive modifier. Adjective is a word class, not a function.

Aspara GusStrictly speaking, it’s a verb functioning as an attributive modifier. Adjective is a word class, not a function.

I don't agree. Present particples are -ing verb forms that function as adjectives, just as gerunds are the same verb forms that function as nouns. Don't make this more complicated than it needs to be.

And I don't t

Hi

- We're facing conditions that are deteriorating

That's a participle

- We're facing deteriorating conditions

The verb has moved to the front of the phrase and become an adjective. Dunno how you're going to describe that

Dave

canadian45Present particples are -ing verb forms that function as adjectives

It would be more accurate to say that they can function as adjectives would. You’re mixing the terms word class and function. A word does not function as word class; it belongs to a word class, which can have several functions.

For example,

So far, Gus, you're the only person that has suggested that door is not a noun

Dave