Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

@Luigi0210 @blues @Ashleyisakitty @awkwardpanda

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

gerund*

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

wait so is the first one a participle

Answer 9

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

Answer 10

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)

Answer 11

ya that does make sense because swimming could be describing you

Answer 12

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

Answer 13

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

Answer 14

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

Answer 15

have you tried googling the definitions of gerund and participle

Answer 16

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

Answer 17

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

Answer 18

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

Answer 19

oh so the reading one is a gerund

Answer 20

yes, because the gerund in that sentence stands alone

Answer 21

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

Answer 22

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

Answer 23

you doesn't indicate a participle phrase

Answer 24

No Problem :)

Answer 25

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

Answer 26

You too!