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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Usage of a gerund.
To the old dog lying under the table, the smell of frying bacon was almost unbearably tantalizing, and he stared at the pan with obvious longing.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I'd like to know here if "tantalizing" is a gerund.
Thank you in advance for you help.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I'd like to know here if "tantalizing" is a gerund.
Thank you in advance for you help.
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It is functioning as an adjective, modifying the noun 'smell'. It is therefore a (present) participle.
- It is functioning as an adjective, modifying the noun 'smell'.
- It is therefore a (present) participle.
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It is functioning as an adjective, modifying the noun 'smell'. It is therefore a (present) participle.
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