Please mark the gerund or participle in the following sentences.
Tell whether the ing verbs are gerunds or participles.
1) I remember reading the book long ago.
2) Preparing the meal required only a short time.
3) I do not like working these sums.
4) I saw Mr Patel running for a bus.
5) Running for a bus, he slipped and fell.
6) The boys love swimming in the sea.
7) A great wave came rolling towards the boat.
8) We met a woman carrying a heavy load.
9) Feeling quite secure, the burglar slept soundly.
10) Hearing the noise, he ran to the window.
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- In many systems of analysis all verbs in -ing are called participles.
- Within a sentence, if the -ing form heads a clause that has the function of subject or object in that sentence, it's called a gerund clause (or a gerund-participle clause).
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Where are the answers?
The way this forum works, we only check your answers for exercises like this. We don't just give you all the answers.
In many systems of analysis all verbs in -ing are called participles.
Within a sentence, if the -ing form heads a clause that has the function of subject or object in that sentence, it's called a gerund clause (or a gerund-participle cl
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