Choose whether the verb form in italics is a Gerund or Participle:
Singing is routine work for him.
Gerund
Past Participle
Present Participle
None of the above

Question

Choose whether the verb form in italics is a Gerund or Participle-Singing is routine work him-GerundPast ParticiplePresent ParticipleNone of the above

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

Option A is the correct answer- Singing- here- is a gerund because- apart from being a verb- it also acts as a noun- functioning as the subject of the sentence- It is not a participle because it does not function as an adjective- Therefore- options B-C and D are all incorrect-xA0-

Choose whether the verb form in italics is a Gerund or Participle:Singing is routine work for him.GerundPast ParticiplePresent ParticipleNone of the above

Option A is the correct answer. Singing, here, is a gerund because, apart from being a verb, it also acts as a noun, functioning as the subject of the sentence. It is not a participle because it does not function as an adjective. Therefore, options B,C and D are all incorrect.

Choose whether the verb form in italics is a Gerund or Participle:
Singing is routine work for him.
Gerund
Past Participle
Present Participle
None of the above