In Morphemes^x, Direct objects^x

Am I correct in saying gerund is a verbal noun? Going home I met Joe. Which is the gerund here? 'Going home'? Yes, I think. What is 'going'? A non-finite verb in the gerund phrase the direct object of which is 'a house', nicht war? Am I correct in saying participle is an adjectival phrase?...

Hello RoroFirst of all, please know that I am not a professional linguist. I learned the term "ergative verb" only a couple of years ago from a scholar on an English learners' forum for Japanese. So my knowledge is much more limited than yours. What I wrote in the previous message to the...