Yes, a gerund is the present participle, present tense of a verb (the -ing word) that functions as a noun. For example:
Walking is my form of exercise. ('walking' is the subject of the sentence)
I bought new shoes for dancing. ('dancing' is the object of the preposition)
The noun action is a common noun.
It is an action word.
yes the word direct is a noun because it is an action
Yes, the word 'class action' is a compound noun, a word made up of two or more words to form a noun with a meaning of its own.The noun 'class action' is a word for a legal action taken by a group of people who have the same legal complaint.
No, the word 'receive' is not a noun at all.The word 'receive' is a verb, a word for an action (an action verb).The noun forms of the verb to receive are:receiver, a word for a person;receipt, a word for a thing;reception, a word for a thing;receiving (a gerund), a word for an act, a word for a thing.
Yes, the noun 'handspring' is a concrete noun, a word for an acrobatic move; a word for a physical action.
No, the noun 'pinch' is a concrete noun, a word for a physical amount or a word for a physical action.
The English word "game" is not a noun but a verb since it describes an action.
Words that are not nouns can be:articlesadjectivesadverbsverbspronounsconjunctionsprepositionsinterjections
No, the noun 'surfing' is a concrete noun, a word for a physical action.
Yes, the word 'action' is a noun; a word for something done or caused to happen; the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; a word for a thing.
The noun (gerund) speaking is a concrete noun, a word for the vocal conveyance of information; a word for a physical action.