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Dominique 4595 Posted 9 years ago
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GerundXpresent participle?

A gerund acts as a noun and a present participle as adjectvie/adverb right?

examples : the girl watching tv is my sister-present participle(adjective)(the girl who is watching)

''swindling people, he got arrested''-present participle(adverb)( he got arrested because he swindles people)

drinking water is good for you-gerund(noun)(subject)

  

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examples : the girl watching tv is my sister-present participle(adjective)(the girl who is watching) swindling people, he got arrested -present participle(adverb)( he got arrested because he swindles people)drinking water is good for you-gerund(noun)(subject) Right.

  • examples : the girl watching tv is my sister-present participle(adjective)(the girl who is watching) swindling people, he got arrested -present participle(adverb)( he got arrested because he swindles people)drinking water is good for you-gerund(noun)(subject) Right.
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dominique 4595A gerund acts as a noun and a present participle as adjectvie/adverb right?examples : the girl watching tv is my sister-present participle(adjective)(the girl who is watching)swindling people, he got arrested-present participle(adverb)( he got arrested because he swindles people)drinking water is good for you-gerund(noun)(subject)

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