Question

3. Pick out the Participles and Gerunds in the following sentences (i) I saw him fighting desperately for his life. (ii) I heard her singing a sweet song. (iii) Walking on the grass is forbidden. (iv) She came to me weeping. (v) Are you afraid of telling the truth? (vi) We spent the afternoon in playing football. (vii) Hearing the noise, I ran to the window. (viii) Jumping over the wall, he entered the garden. (ix) He preferred reading to writing. (x) Success is not merely winning applause. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) fighting-gerund

2) singing-gerund

3) Walking-participle

4) weeping-gerund

5) telling-gerund

6) playing-gerund

7) hearing-participle

8) jumping-participle

9) writing-gerund

10) winning-gerund

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