participle
No it is not a gerund.
It is what a gerund is not
dangling gerund is a form of verb that act as noun......
To add value to something. Such as: "When I met my girlfriend, she enriched my life."
Training can be a gerund or a present participle.'Training for the marathon has kept me busy for months.' (Gerund)'He is training in the gym this evening.' (Participle)
APPROACHING is a Gerund or a Present Participle.
APPROACHING is a Gerund or a Present Participle.
A gerund begins with a verb and a -ing after the verb.A gerund phrase is a phrase that includes the gerund and the rest of the sentence.
No it is not a gerund.
No it is not a gerund.
It is what a gerund is not
The gerund is "Driving" and the gerund phrase is "Driving carelessly".
A gerund-maker is ing.
Of course. A gerund is a word ending in -ing. So running is a gerund AND a verb.
Gerund is formed by adding -ing to the main verb. A gerund acts as a noun.Swimming is my favorite activity.
The gerund form of vandal/vandalise/vandalism is vandalising.
In this sentence "preparing dinner" is the gerund phrase. A gerund is a verb doing the job of a noun. Preparing is the gerund form of the verb prepare.