Question

find out gerunds and participles. splashing in the puddles was our favourite activity during monsoons.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Splashing in the puddles was our favourite activity during monsoons.

Gerund - Splashing

No participle.

EXTRA INFORMATION:-

• Gerund is a form of verb which is usually used as a noun and ends with ING.

• Participles are also form of verb which are used either in the form of an adjective or in the form of verb. It ends with ING, ED, etc.

• The one more form of verb is called the infinitive. It is a form of verb in which the base form of the verb is used with TO.

Answer 2

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Splashing in the puddles was our favourite activity during monsoons.

Splashing is a gernud

There is no participle in this sentence.

Additional Information-

• Gerunds function as nouns in the sentence. Typically, a gerund is used as a "thing" or an "idea," and gerunds always end in "-ing". ...
• Examples of gerunds or gerund phrases used as direct objects: I enjoy cooking with my mom.
• In English, it has the properties of both verb and noun, such as being modifiable by an adverb and being able to take a direct object.
• A participle is a word formed from a verb and used as an adjective or a noun.
• In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms.
• For example, In the sentence “The winning athlete gets a trophy.” the present participle winning describes the noun athlete.