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Is babysitting a noun

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The word 'babysitting' is the present participle, present tense of the verb to babysit. The present participle of the verb is also a gerund, a form of the verb that functions as a noun in a sentence. The present participle also functions as an adjective. Examples:

verb: While I go to night class, John is babysitting the children.

noun: I earn extra money while at college by babysitting.

adjective: I saved my babysitting money to take a trip to California.

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12y ago

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