Question

writing in English is difficult, here the word writing is a gerund or participle ? explain.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The easiest way to tell the difference between the gerund and the present participle is to look for the helping verb “be”. If you find a form of “be” followed by the -ing form, that's the present participle. For example: They've have been working for four hours.

Answer 2

writing in English is difficult!

Gerund

Explanation:

Because A gerund is a form of a verb that ends in -ing that is used as a noun.