Identify if the verb in italics is a Gerund or Present Participle:
We can hear the knocking at our window.
A
Gerund
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B
Present Participle
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C
Both
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D
Neither
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Solution
The correct option is A Gerund The object of the transitive verb 'hear' in this sentence is 'KNOCKING'. So, in this sentence, 'knocking' acts like a noun and is, thus, a gerund.