🔖 Special Rules of Gerund and Participle Identification
📄 Rule 1. These are the main strategies to identify Particle and Gerund.
Participle: Article + Noun + is + v-ing
Gerund: Article + Noun + for + v-ing
Participle : A swimming snake.
(A snake is swimming, NOT A snake for swimming)
Gerund : A swimming pool. (A pool for swimming, NOT A pool is swimming)
Participle : A sleeping baby. (A baby is sleeping, NOT A baby for sleeping)
Gerund : A sleeping room. (A room for sleeping, NOT A room is sleeping)
Gerund : A sleeping pill. (A pill for sleeping, NOT A pill is sleeping)
📄 Rule 2. VERY can't be used before Gerund but VERY can be used before Participle.
very + v-ing = Participle
very + v-ing = Gerund
My favourite activity is praying.
(NOT My favourite activity is very praying.)
His profession is teaching.
What I detest most is smoking.
The film was (very) entertaining.
She was (very) entertaining.
📄 Rule 3. Questions can be made with WHAT in case of Gerund
His profession is teaching. (Gerund)
Question : What is his profession?
Answer : Teaching.
And questions can be made with HOW in case of Particle.
Education is enlightening. (Participle)
Question : How is education?
Answer : Enlightening.
