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Mon 18 Feb, 2013 07:57 am
I am studying gerunds now. And I am not sure if the word "crushing" in the following sentence is a gerund. If it is not, what part of speech is it?
"A tree fell in Melville, crushing the wood fence that surrounded the house."
Thank you!
@ElenaKushins,
Yes, crushing is the gerund.
@ElenaKushins,
Does it function as a noun? I believe it works as a verb, here.
@roger,
roger wrote:
Does it function as a noun? I believe it works as a verb, here.
As the result of its origin and development, the gerund has nominal and verbal properties. Here it has verbal properties.
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