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Thread: Verb
- 03-Nov-2003, 18:19 #1Anonymous Guest
Verb I was wondering if this is true, ( a verb form ending in-ing is a present participle.) :)
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George
- 03-Nov-2003, 18:33 #2
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Yes, it is. It also might be a gerund, in which case it is a verb acting as a noun.
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- 03-Nov-2003, 21:02 #3
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Teacher If the -ing form is used after the auxiliary verb 'be' or functions as an adjective, it is the present participle. If it functionas as a noun or as a complement of a verb, it is a gerund.
- 04-Nov-2003, 02:03 #4
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And present participle is also called ' verbal adjective :) whereas ' gerund ' is called ' verbal noun ' :)
- 04-Nov-2003, 21:40 #5
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Teacher Yep.
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