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Is it correct to use Present Participle in the following way?
To name a few, founding permanent ... embassies in London and Saint Petersburg; setting up the ... Consulate in Mumbai, Ottoman Empire, and Caucasus; training staff for Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and regulating political documents dossier are among his endeavors.
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The sentence is correct. Those are not Present Participles. They are gerunds.
- The sentence is correct.
- Those are not Present Participles.
- They are gerunds.
- A gerund is a type of noun that is formed from a verb (base form of verb + ing).
- eg Tom loves swimming .
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The sentence is correct. Those are not Present Participles. They are gerunds. A gerund is a type of noun that is formed from a verb (base form of verb + ing).
eg Tom loves swimming.
eg Voting is the foundation of democracy.
Here are a few more comments on your sentence.
An endeavor is basically an attempt. It may or may not be success
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