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Yes, winning is a verb, the present participle (win, wins, winning, won); winning is also a verbal noun (gerund), and an adjective. Examples:
Verb: We were winning the game right up to the final buzzer.
Noun: Winning is better than losing but playing is the best part.
Adjective: We will congratulate the winning team with smiles on our faces.
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∙ 14y agoDepends on the sentence.
gerund: "Winning is fun!"
present participal: "He is winning every game!"
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The first part of the sentence, "winning the race", is a gerund phrase, and "winning" is the gerund. "Winning the race demanded speed and endurance" is an entire sentence, because it contains a subject (the gerund phrase) and a verb (demanded).
What is the function of the gerund phrase in The winning contestant had practiced diving for hours every day?
direct object
What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentenceThe winning contestant had practiced diving for hours every day.?
direct object
How do you spell winjing?
If you're talking about he word similar to 'complaining' - it's whinging
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"sleeping in the corner" is the participal phrase
Is the phrase winning the race demanded speed and endurance a gerund phrase?
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For Angela winning was everything?
Gerund
Is winding a participal?
yes... "winding" is a *participle*... not a "participal"...
What is the past participal of have?
had
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What function of gerund is the winning contestant had practiced diving for hours everyday?
direct object
What is participical phrase?
a participal phrase is this
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The past participle of "tell" is "told."
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The past participle of "sing" is "sung."
What is past participal tense of see?
Seen
What is the function of the gerund phrase in The winning contestant had practiced diving for hours every day?
direct object
Is winning a verb?
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