Thread: Gerund or Participle ?
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Old 11-May-2008, 07:59
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Default Re: Gerund or Participle ?
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Originally Posted by ahmadizat View Post
Students go to school every day, gaining knowledge and meeting friends.
participles,both of them

This sentence wouldn't make any sense at all with an additional semi-colon

hope this helps
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