* The baby kept crying in the living room.

Question

(In this sentence, what is the part of speech of 'crying'? Is 'crying' a gerund or a present participle?)

Answer 1

It is a gerund.

Answer 2

And a gerund is often used as an adjective or a noun, depending. "Crying" is sad = a noun here. "The crying baby" = an adjective here.

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Answer 3

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