GERUNDS AND ARTICILES

Difference Between Gerund

and Participle

As a Subject
1.Drinking is not allowed on the premises.
2.Skating is my favorite hobby.

Gerund

As a Direct Subject
1.She likes traveling to various places and countries.
2.They love her dancing.

As a Subject Complement
1.My brother's hobby is playing musical instruments.
2.My cat's favorite pastime is sleeping.

As an Object of Preposition
1.The cops arrested him for destroying the office
property.
2.She left without speaking a word.
3.He can get in trouble for lying about his illness to skip
school.

Aspects That Are Constant
1.She wasn't driving.
2.He was just passing by the office.

Adjective
1.Ella touched the fuming wood stick.
2.The research disclosed a shocking reality.

Participle Clauses
1.He saw him strolling on the seaside.
2.Having worked in a clinic, he understood the graveness of
the situation.
3.The individual operating the equipment was not harmed.

Participle

What Is The Distinction Between Gerund And
Participle?

Skiing is enjoyable (gerund).

He is skiing (the present participle).

Skiing can be utilized as the gerund as well
as the present participle.

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