Question

2.Seeing that each nation has its characteristic merits and demerits, we adjust our standard of values.(State whether the "seeing" word from the given sentence is an infinitive/participle/gerund)​

Answer 1

Answer:

It is gerund because verb + ing

Answer 2

Look at the sentence carefully:-

Seeing that each nation has its characteristic merits and demerits, we adjust our standard of values.

Now, let us whether the function of "seeing" is appropriate to any of the following types:-

• A gerund is a verb that acts as a noun in a given sentence
• An infinitive is any base verb that is preceded by the word "to"
• A participle is a verb used as an adjective to describe a noun

As you can understand, the word "seeing" neither qualifies as an infinitive or a participle. This is because it is neither a base verb preceded by "to", nor does it act like an adjective.

Thus, "seeing" functions as a gerund in this context.

Ans) Gerund