gerund or past participle

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Inchoateknowledge

#345611 Sat, 31 Mar 07 08:01 AM

User_gary wrote:

I saw a girl carrying a basket of flowes.

Here the word `carrying' is past participle or gerund?

present/past participle is a non-finite verb form, irrespective of function.

carrying -- present participle

carried -- past participle

I saw a girl ~~who was~~ carrying a basket of flowers -- carrying modifies a girl, a noun: adjectival function, participle

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User_gary

#345890 Sun, 01 Apr 07 02:42 AM

Yes you are right. It is adjectival participle. I think it is also Verbal participle

Because I think it is a main verb in the clause (Who was carrying a basket of flowers.) --- Past progressive sentence (carrying is main verb)

Am I right?

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