Question

1. Identify the following as Gerund or Participle: 1. Hearing a bang at the door, we ran to look outside 2. The soldier is now fighting for his life. 3. He ruined his sight by watching TV all day 4. We saw a man standing in front of the gate. 5. Reading books is better than playing cards. 6. Wagging its tail, the dog welcome us home 7. Tearing pages from this exercise book is impossible 8. Jumping over the fence, the thief escaped 9. We were surprised at Rohit's being present in the meeting 10. We spent the whole day chatting and gossiping.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.gerund=hearing

2.gerund =fighting

3.gerund=Watching

4.gerund=standing

5.gerund=reading ,playing

6.gerund=wagging

7.gerund =tearing

8.gerund=jumping

9.gerund =meeting

10.gerund=chatting,gossiping