It functions as a direct object.
In that sentence, "crying" functions as a noun.
Painting is a gerund, a verb acting as a noun.
No, a gerund is a word that functions as a noun.A gerund is the present participle (the -ing form) of a verb that functions as a noun in a sentence.Examples:Walking is the only exercise I get. (subject of the sentence)We bought some new gear for fishing. (object of the preposition 'for')He knew that studying was his key to success. (subject of the relative clause)A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Example: Walking is the only exercise I get and it gets me where I want to go. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'walking')
Yes, the word 'enslaving' is a gerund, the present participle of the verb to enslave that functions as a noun. The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.
modifies a partciple
A gerund is a verb that functions as a noun. eg I like reading -- Here the verb reading is functioning as a noun.
Yes, the word "partying" is a gerund. A gerund is a verb form that functions as a noun, typically ending in "-ing". In this case, "partying" functions as a noun referring to the act of engaging in a party.
A gerund has the same spelling as the present participle of the same verb, but the gerund functions as a noun in a sentence and a participle does not.
Gerunds function as nouns in a sentence, representing activities or actions as subjects, objects, or complements. They are formed by adding the suffix "-ing" to a verb.
No, the word 'known' is the past participle, past tenseof the verb to know.The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.A gerund is the -ing form of the verb, a word that functions as a noun and an adjective.The gerund of the verb to know is knowing.
It functions as a direct object.
A gerund is the present participle of a verb (the -ing form) that functions as a noun in a sentence. Examples:I practice my running every day after school.Fishing is a hobby that my dad and I can share.The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective: dancing lessons; sewing circle.
YesThe gerund is trapping. The phrase is the trapping of gas. Yes it is the direct object.
"Handling" is the present participle or gerund of the verb "handle", but in a sentence "handling" usually functions as a noun (gerund) or as the beginning of a participial phrase; the entire participial phrase functions as an adjective or adverb.
In that sentence, "crying" functions as a noun.
a verb which functions as a noun, as in 'lets go dancing at the club tonight'