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)
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)
Right