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ID#4837 BCS English Preli (49)

‘They talked about going on a vacation’. Here ‘going’ is a/an
ক) participle
খ) infinitive
গ) verbal noun
ঘ) gerund

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In this sentence, "going" acts as the object of the preposition "about". A verb ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun is called a gerund.

১. A participle would act as an adjective (e.g., "a running boy").
২. An infinitive uses the "to + verb" form.
৩. Prepositions are almost always followed by a gerund rather than an infinitive.

অতিরিক্ত তথ্য: Gerunds are often called "verbal nouns" because they combine the features of a verb and a noun.
Resource Details
Exam BCS
Subject English
Chapter 6
Year 49

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