English-2
Grade-8
Easy

Question

I love swimming in the ocean.
In the above sentence Swimming is a gerund.

  1. True    
  2. False    
  3. Incorrect    
  4. Disagree    

Hint:

A gerund is a non-finite verb ending in -ing (root verb + ing) acting as a noun which is the subject or object of the sentence.

The correct answer is: True


    "True" is the correct option. In the above sentence Swimming is a gerund.

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