GERUND OR PARTICIPLE???

[DimebagLara]

Hello there....here I am with another question

In the following sentence....

"Articles written in both English and French are strong selling points for many magazines."

....is "selling" a gerund or a P.Participle?

Thanks for your anwers...

[Barb_D]

Adjective. What type of points? Selling points.

Participles are often used as adjectives.

The swinging bridge
The screeching eagle

[DimebagLara]

Thanks Barb_D for your answer.

My doubts are due to the fact that in this example "strong selling points" also function as Direct object of the sentence (or at least I think so)


.....and I know that Gerunds can work as subj, obj or complements.....

[Barb_D]

You're right that gereunds act like nouns and can be subject or objects

"Selling points" is a complement in this sentence, not a direct object.

However, the primary noun is "points," not "selling."


The job involves selling. -- In this case, "selling" is a gerund, and is the object of the verb "involves."





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[DimebagLara]

Awesome!!!! I've got it now.....

Many thanks for your help!!!!!