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In Latin a gerund is a spoken noun that speaks of an incomplete or general action.
In English, similar to the Latin, it is also a noun (usually ending in 'ing') that acts like a verb and can have adverb modifiers and qualifiers to describe objects and action.
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A verb form used as some other part of speech is called a?
Gerund.
What part of speech is mark?
A noun. It is derived from the verb "mark", of which it is the plural gerund.
What part of speech is subside?
The noun forms for the verb to subside are subsidence and the gerund, subsiding.
What part of speech is exaggerating?
"Exaggerating" is a verb. It is the gerund form of the verb "to exaggerate".
What part of speech is reading in the sentence Reading a book and talking on the telephone just wouldn't be the same?
It is a noun. The word "reading" here is a gerund acting as a compound subject with the gerund "talking."
What part of speech is for abandoning?
gerund
What is the part of speech of gesturing?
gerund or verb
What is the part of speech for swimming?
Noun, but it can be a gerund or participle.
What is the part of speech of swimming?
Noun, but it can be a gerund or participle.
What part of speech is selling?
A verb (the Gerund Mood).
What verb acts like another part of speech?
gerund
What part of speech is the word relishing?
A gerund which is a type of verb.
What part of speech is the word relaxing?
it's a gerund which is a type of noun
What part of speech is suprising?
The word, "Surprising" is a gerund. (jare-und)
What part of speech is the word relaxed?
it's a gerund which is a type of noun
A verb form used as some other part of speech is called a?
Gerund.
What is the part of speech of chemical weathering?
It's a gerund, although it can be used as a noun.
