February 21st, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
State whether the –ing forms given in the following sentences are participles or gerunds. In the case of participles, name the noun or pronoun they qualify. In the case of gerunds, state what function they serve in the sentence.
January 11th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
Gerunds are words like reading, writing, singing and running. They are used as nouns. Gerunds are often called verbal nouns because they are formed by adding –ing to a verb. Gerunds are used in several sentence patterns.
November 2nd, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
Both the gerund and the infinitive are verbal nouns. In many cases it is possible to substitute a gerund for an infinitive.
Read the sentences given below:
November 2nd, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
Read the sentence given below.
Reading is my hobby.
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