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Fuerther Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is this word a present participle or a gerund?

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'12br 12br 10is the word 'seeing' a present particple or a gerund? Can you explain the difference between these two types of words, eg. 12br 12br 10Thx, Fuerther12br 12blockquote 11b 01font 00-ing form of the verb is the present participle.

— Philip

  • '12br 12br 10is the word 'seeing' a present particple or a gerund?
  • Can you explain the difference between these two types of words, eg.
  • 12br 12br 10Thx, Fuerther12br 12blockquote 11b 01font 00-ing form of the verb is the present participle.
  • It is a gerund if used as a noun.
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01cite10Fuerther12cite10 Hi,12br
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0 Thx Philip, your definition helps.0-
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01cite10Fuerther12cite10 Hi,12br
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Hi Anon,
This is a four year old posting!
For your information, any "ing" verb placed after a preposition is a gerund, not present partciple.
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FuertherCan you explain the difference between these two types of words
Consider this sentence, which has two readings:

The local guide told the tourists where there was a good harbor for visiting fishing boats.

Was the harbor good for fishing boats from elsewhere (i.e., boats which were visiting)?

In that case visiting
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"seeing" is a gerund. A gerund serves as a noun ending in -ing or -ed, whereas a participle serves as an adjective ending in -ing or -ed. We know "seeing", being in a prepositional phrase, must be a noun so it is a gerund!

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