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Definition of gerund:
(n) :
a verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently.); in some languages such as Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb. These words are sometimes referred to as conjunctive participles
"in the phrase 'Walking is good exercise.', walking is a gerund."
Definition of gerund:
(n) :
a verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently.); in some languages such as Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb. These words are sometimes referred to as conjunctive participles
"in the phrase 'Walking is good exercise.', walking is a gerund."
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