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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Meg took a COOKING class to improve her culinary skills. participle gerund If you’re good at SWIMMING, you could be a lifeguard at the beach. participle Gerund

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think the first one is a gerund am I right? oh and the capitalized word is supposed to be an underlined word

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (zale101):

Gerun is a verbal that ends in -ing and is a noun

OpenStudy (zale101):

gerund*

OpenStudy (ashleyisakitty):

Yes, the first one is participle while the second is gerund.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so cooking is technically a thing so the first one would be a gerund right?

OpenStudy (zale101):

participle is an adjective that ends in -ing or -ed.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait so is the first one a participle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cooking isn't a describing word though so it cant be an adjective can it

OpenStudy (zale101):

i'd say the second one is participle If you’re good at SWIMMING, you could be a lifeguard at the beach. participial phrase functions as an adjective modifying 'you'. Swimming (participle) "lifeguard at the beach"(direct object of action expressed in participle)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya that does make sense because swimming could be describing you

OpenStudy (zale101):

Meg took a COOKING class to improve her culinary skills. Cooking (gerund) to improve (direct object of action expressed in gerund)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so I was right it was a gerund yay!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you get paid for READING participle gerund am I right when I think that this is a participle

OpenStudy (zale101):

have you tried googling the definitions of gerund and participle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry I have to refresh every time I reply because my open study is weird like tht and I looked at the definitions in my book but they don't make much sense

OpenStudy (zale101):

one good way to identify those to terms is that gerund doesn't often use punctuation while participles do

OpenStudy (zale101):

when there's a participial phrase at the beginning of the sentence, there's always a comma placed after it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh so the reading one is a gerund

OpenStudy (zale101):

yes, because the gerund in that sentence stands alone

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes there's no punctuation the reason I thought it was a participle was because of the you in the sentence

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!

OpenStudy (zale101):

you doesn't indicate a participle phrase

OpenStudy (zale101):

No Problem :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:D have a good day and thanks for the help!

OpenStudy (zale101):

You too!

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