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Photon Posted 4 years ago
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To say I’m disgusted is putting it mildly.

To say I’m disgusted is putting it mildly.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mildly?q=mildly

Question: Is putting a gerund or a present participle?

  

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Photon Question: Is putting a gerund or a present participle? It is both. The present participle is a verb form.

  • Photon Question: Is putting a gerund or a present participle?
  • It is both.
  • The present participle is a verb form.
  • Add "-ing" to the base form to make the present participle.
  • A gerund is a present participle used as a noun in a sentence.
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PhotonQuestion: Is putting a gerund or a present participle?

It is both.

The present participle is a verb form. Add "-ing" to the base form to make the present participle.

A gerund is a present participle used as a noun in a sentence. All gerunds are present participles, but not all present participles are gerunds.

Present participles can

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