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Jivey317 Posted 10 years ago
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verb or gerund?
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In the sentence, The meteor came hurtling out of the sky, what part of speech is hurtling? It seems to be a verb, because it's not acting as a noun (gerund), correct? Or is it a gerund?
Sorry!In the sentence, The meteor came hurtling out of the sky, what part of speech is hurtling? It seems to be a verb, because it's not acting as a noun (gerund), correct? Or is it a gerund?
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It's a present participle. Some would analyze it as a subject complement. Others would analyze it as an adverbial adjunct.
- It's a present participle.
- Some would analyze it as a subject complement.
- Others would analyze it as an adverbial adjunct.
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It's a present participle.
Some would analyze it as a subject complement.
Others would analyze it as an adverbial adjunct.
Some would analyze it as a subject complement.
Others would analyze it as an adverbial adjunct.
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