How to identify gerund sentence, to be more specific to + -ing ?
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How to identify gerund sentence, to be more specific to + -ing ?
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A gerund is a verbal ending in -ing that is used as a noun. A gerund phrase consists of a gerund plus modifier(s), object(s), and/or complement(s). Gerunds and gerund phrases virtually never require punctuation.
Also you can identify it by translating the sentence..
Example:
Smoking is injurious to health.
Here the word smoking is used as gerund .
Gerund is basically a verb that acts as a noun.