Identify the gerunds and participles in the
following sentences:
(a) He has ruined his lungs by smoking.
(b) We saw a clown standing on his head.
(c) He hates spending money.
(d) Waving their hands, the spectators cheered
the runners.
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Answer:
a. smoking = gerund
b. standing = gerund
c. spending = gerund
d. Waving = participle
Explanation:
Small trick, participle is the word with ing in the front and gerund is the word with ing in the second half of the sentence
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- A verb with -ing form used as a noun is known as a gerund.
- A gerund can be used as subject of a verb or an object of a verb.
- But a participle can't be used as a subject of a verb or even an object of a verb.
(a) He has ruined his lungs by smoking.
Gerund - smoking
Participle - Past Perfect
(b) We saw a clown standing on his head.
Gerund - standing
Participle - Past Perfect
(c) He hates spending money.
Gerund - spending
Participle - Present Perfect
(d) Waving their hands, the spectators cheered the runners.
Gerund - waving
Participle - Past Perfect
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