Question

2) Asking questions is
is easier than answering
them present participle or gerund​

Answer 1

Answer:

Asking – Gerund (subject of the verb is)

Answer 2

Answer:

We can use -ing forms (e.g. drinking, singing, smoking, running etc.) not only as verbs, but also like adjectives, adverbs or nouns.

You are drinking too much these days. (Here the -ing form is part of the present continuous verb.)

Barking dogs seldom bite. (Here the -ing form is used like an adjective. It modifies the noun dogs.)

She ran out of the room crying. (Here the -ing form is used like an adverb.)

Smoking is injurious to health. (Here the -ing form is used like a noun.)

When -ing forms are used as verbs, adjectives or adverbs, they are called present participles. Note that a present participle can refer to the present, past or future.

When -ing forms are used like nouns, they are called gerunds.