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Present participles is just the ing form of the ver. And participles are part of verbals. In the english Language there are three verbals. The gerunds, the infinitives and the PARTICIPLES. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PARTICIPLES 1. PAST PARTICIPLES AND 2. PRESENT PARTISIPLES THE PAST PARTICIPLE ENDS...

Grammar is a descriptive process. Linguists look at a language and describe how it works. However some Linguists describe things differently to others. The end result is usually the same, but the way they organise it, and what all the parts are call varies. eg some Linguists say pronouns are a...

Hmm... this seems to be another case of varying terminology. I have no objection to calling a participle an adjective, I'm just not used to that. Nor am I used to many other grammatical terms used here, like "a noun phrase". Don't get me wrong! I certainly don't mean...

Rishonly wrote: Following is a rule that can be applied in deciding the form of a pronoun--my or me. In a formal writing, if a pronoun precedes a gerund , use the possessive form of the pronoun--Your/our/its/their/my...etc. For example, (1) I hope you don't mind my asking about your...