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  1. 05-Apr-2006, 13:31 #1
    terry
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    Default sentence structure

    He has been charged with assaulting a police officer.

    what is "assaulting" playing a role in above sentence?

    Is that a verb continuing in the past?

    can you analyze the sentence above?
  2. 06-Apr-2006, 05:03 #2
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    Default Re: sentence structure

    It's a gerund because it comes after a preposition.
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