Question

Suffering is stranger than anything say wheter suffering is gerund or participle

Answer 1

Answer: Noun

Explanation:

Here suffering is the Subject of the sentence hence here it is not a verb but a noun and a noun can't be participle so its a Gerund.

Answer 2

Answer:

Suffering is stranger than anything - Here "suffering" is a gerund , not participle.

Explanation:

• Verbs that do not change their forms with the changes of tense and number, are called Non-finite Verbs.
• There are 3 kinds of Non-finite Verbs - 1. Infinitives, 2. Participle, 3, Gerund.
• The structure of Infitive is - to + verb.
• The structure of Participle is  - verb + ing.
• The structure of Gerund is - Verb + ing.

So, we can see that the structures of both participle and gerund are same - verb + ing. But there is a difference between them -

• If the "verb + ing" form is used as verb or adjective, then it is participle.
• If the "verb + ing" form is used as a noun, then it is gerund.

Here the "verb + ing" form i.e. "suffering" is used as a noun.

So, it is a gerund.

To know more about Non-finite verbs, follow the given links -

1. https://brainly.in/question/28702257
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