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You know a verbal noun (a gerund) by the -ing ending and it's use as a noun as the subject of a sentence or clause or the object of a verb or a preposition. Examples:

  • Fishing is my father's favorite activity. (subject of the sentence)
  • I participate in Wrestling as an after school activity. (object of the preposition 'in')
  • We like swimming at the community center. (object of the verb 'like')

The -ing word is the present participle of a verb (We will be swimming at the community center.), and an adjective (The swimming coach can help you improve.) The part of speech of the -ing word is determined by its function in a sentence.

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