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His only bad habit is smoking. The word 'smoking' is a _____

Agerund

Bpresent participle

Cpast continuous

DNone of the above

Answer:

A. gerund

Read Explanation:

  • “Smoking” എന്നത് പുകവലിയുടെ പ്രവർത്തനത്തെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു നാമമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു. ഒരു ക്രിയ/verb "-ing" ൽ അവസാനിക്കുകയും noun/നാമമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ, അതിനെ ഒരു gerund എന്ന് വിളിക്കുന്നു. (When a verb ends in “-ing” and functions as a noun, it is called a gerund)
  • Present participle: This would be used in forming continuous tenses or as an adjective, which is not the case here.
  • Past continuous: This is a tense that combines "was/were" with a present participle (e.g., "was smoking"), but "smoking" here is not part of a continuous tense.

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