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The word 'Wrestling' is a gerund, the present participle of the verb to wrestle that functions as a noun in a sentence.
A predicate noun (also called a subject complement) is the noun or a pronoun following a linking verb that restates or stands for the subject.
The word 'wrestling' can function as a predicate noun, for example:
- My favorite sport is wrestling. (the word 'wrestling' renames the subject noun 'sport')
The word 'wrestling' can perform all of the functions of a noun, as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
Examples:
- Wrestling is scheduled for four this afternoon. (subject of the sentence)
- The strength that wrestling develops helps with my job in the warehouse. (subject of the relative clause)
- I'm taking wrestling at the gym. (direct object of the verb 'taking')
- I have to change my clothes for wrestling. (object of the preposition 'for')
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes, wrestling is a gerund form of the verb to wrestle. It is the name of an organized sport and entertainment form.
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