the answer is a gerund
No. Ending is a verb form, or a noun, and may be an adjunct (e.g. ending credits). It can create a participial phrase, but it is not a preposition.
add er to ending
It is a verb form, ending in -ing. But it is used as a noun.
A verb form that ends in -ing and acts as a noun
The verb form ending with -ing is the present participle; the verb tense that indicates an action that is incomplete or ongoing. The verbal noun form is called a gerund, a word that functions as a noun. The present participle of a verb also acts as an adjective, used to describe a noun. Examples:Verb: We were dancing last night.Noun: Dancing is my form of exercise.Adjective: I need a new pair of dancing shoes.
The ending -ate is typical of verbs that have a noun form ending in -tion.
The noun forms for the verb to persecute are:persecutor (suffix, 'or')persecution (suffix, 'ion')
ability is the noun form of the adjective able;conversation is the noun form of the verb to converse;dependence is the noun form of the verb to depend;departure is the noun form of the verb to depart;dwelling is the noun form of the verb to dwell;favorite is the noun form of the verb to favor;happiness is the noun form of the adjective happy;information is the noun form of the verb to inform;rarity is the noun form of the adjective rare;weakness is the noun form of the adjective weak;writer is the noun form of the verb to write;writing is also a noun form of the verb to write.
"Swimming" is a verb ending in -ing that can be used as a noun, as in "I enjoy swimming."
The word 'noun' is not a verb. The word 'noun' is a noun, a word for a thing.
Examples of words ending in -tch with their corresponding parts of speech:batch = verb, nounblotch = verb, nouncatch = verb, nounclutch = verb, noun, adjectivecrutch = nounditch = verb, nounDutch = noun, adjectivedutch = adverbfetch = verb, nounglitch = verb, nounhatch = verb, nounhutch = nounitch = verb, nounlatch = verb, nounmatch = verb, nounpatch = verb, nounpitch = verb, nounscratch = verb, noun, adjectivesketch = verb, nounstitch = verb, nounstretch = verb, noun, adjectiveswitch = verb, nounthatch = verb, nountwitch = verb, nounwatch = verb, nounwitch = verb, noun
The ending "tion" changes the verb "migrate" into a noun form, resulting in "migration." This noun form signifies the process or act of moving from one place to another, especially for animals or people.