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b'A structural survey of form \\u2013 ing (v4).\\n\\nWhile writing or reading verb form 4 (ing) comes in different roles, so it is significant to understand. We will understand all v4 different roles today.\\n\\nRole-1: As a finite, if verb form-4 is followed by helping verb \\u201cbe\\u201d (if helping verb \\u201cbe\\u201d comes before verb form-4). The role of the -ing form is as a main verb. Like:\\n\\nI\\xa0am going.\\n\\nJohn\\xa0is playing\\xa0cricket.\\n\\nThey\\xa0were watching\\xa0TV\\n\\nWe\\xa0were sleeping.\\n\\nI\\xa0was waiting\\xa0for you.\\n\\nSo in the above sentences, going, playing, watching, sleeping, and waiting are verb.\\n\\nRole-2:\\xa0As a gerund (non-finite), when a verb form-4 is used as a subject or an object. It is called a\\xa0gerund. Like:\\n\\nWalking\\xa0is good for your health.\\n\\nShe likes\\xa0dancing.\\n\\nSmoking\\xa0is injurious to health\\n\\nWriting\\xa0is an exchange of ideas.\\n\\nI love\\xa0reading.\\n\\nIn the above sentences, walking, dancing, smoking, writing, and reading are gerund.\\n\\nRole-3: As an adjective also called present participle (non-finite), when verb form-4 is used as an adjective in a sentence. It is called a present participle. Like:\\n\\nI saw a\\xa0playing\\xa0boy.\\n\\nI read a piece of\\xa0interesting\\xa0news.\\n\\nThe\\xa0barking\\xa0dog was calm today.\\n\\nIt was a very\\xa0tiring\\xa0day at the workplace.\\n\\nIn the above sentences, playing, interesting, barking, and tiring are adjectives. Since these verbs are saying something about the noun.'