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Gerunds: What Are They and How Can You Identify Them? Posted by on Feb 13, 2012

Simply put, a gerund is a noun formed by taking a base verb and adding the suffix* –ing.  Gerunds are very easy to make: you just add –ing to the base form of a verb, for example: give + ing = giving.  It is important to remember though that gerunds aren’t verbs; they are nouns. …

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