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Vsuresh Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

present participle or gerund

Hi

Please tell me if this is a gerund or present participle.

His tattered coat needs mending.

I think it is gerund, for it is the object of the verb needs.
  

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vsuresh it is the object of the verb needs I'm glad you added this. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known if you were talking about "tattered" (a past participle) or "mending" (gerund). CJ

— CalifJim

  • vsuresh it is the object of the verb needs I'm glad you added this.
  • Otherwise, I wouldn't have known if you were talking about "tattered" (a past participle) or "mending" (gerund).
  • CJ
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vsureshit is the object of the verb needs
I'm glad you added this. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known if you were talking about "tattered" (a past participle) or "mending" (gerund).
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Thank you,CJ.
CalifJimI'm glad you added this. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known if you were talking about "tattered" (a past participle) or "mending" (gerund).
I must contain the excitement which at times I feel while posting questions or answering questions. It takes away my concentration.
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In my dictionary "mending" is straightforwardly classified as a noun.
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