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Participle

what is a participle and a gerund and what is the difference between them?
  

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Anonymous what is a participle and a gerund and what is the difference between them? If you're talking about "-ing" words, the difference is functional. The gerund functions as a noun, and the present participle functions as an adjective, or as the first word of a "participial phrase," which in turn may function adjectivally or adverbially.

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  • Anonymous what is a participle and a gerund and what is the difference between them?
  • If you're talking about "-ing" words, the difference is functional.
  • The gerund functions as a noun, and the present participle functions as an adjective, or as the first word of a "participial phrase," which in turn may function adjectivally or adverbially.
  • Swimming is fun.
  • "Swimming" is a gerund/noun, and serves as subject of the sentence.
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Anonymouswhat is a participle and a gerund and what is the difference between them?
If you're talking about "-ing" words, the difference is functional.

The gerund functions as a noun, and the present participle functions as an adjective, or as the first word of a "participial phrase," which in turn may function adjectivally or adverbially.

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