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Parts of speech: Difference between revisions
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** gerund | ** gerund | ||
*** present participle verb form (using -ing) that acts as a noun | *** present participle verb form (using -ing) that acts as a noun | ||
* participle verb forms that modify a noun are also called "attributive verbs" | |||
** "attributive" in the sense of indicating a characteristic or description (an attribute) | |||
** are the same thing as "present participle adjective" and "past participle adjective" | |||
==== present participle ==== | ==== present participle ==== | ||
* uses the -ing form of a verb as an adjective or an adverb | * uses the -ing form of a verb as an adjective or an adverb | ||