• Matéria: Inglês
  • Autor: Ardhedra
  • Perguntado 3 anos atrás

In the quote: "I fed her for 6 months following her birth"

Is "following" a gerund or a present participle? Explain.

Respostas

respondido por: Anônimo
1

Following is a present participle in this quote because its function in the sentence is not that of a noun, which is the only part of speech gerunds can be in sentences.

All in all: if it acts as a noun, it is gerund; if it acts as anything else, it's present participle.

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