The Editor’s Manual
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A gerund acts as a noun, while the present participle form of a verb helps form tenses, acts as an adjective, and appears in participle clauses.
A gerund is a verb form ending in “-ing” that functions as a noun. It can act as subject, object of a verb or a preposition, and subject or object complement. It exhibits both noun- and verb-like qualities.