Question
Is "A choking gall and a preserving sweet." a gerund of gerund pharse.
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Writeacher
Neither.
In that phrase, <i>choking</i> and <i>preserving</i> are participles (verbal adjectives) -- the first modifies "gall" and the second modifies "sweet."
In that phrase, <i>choking</i> and <i>preserving</i> are participles (verbal adjectives) -- the first modifies "gall" and the second modifies "sweet."
Rick
Is it participle phrase or participle then?