Identify if the verb in italics is a Gerund or Present/ Past Participle:

Swimming is a healthy sport.

Gerund

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Present Participle

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Past Participle

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Gerund
The subject in this statement is 'swimming', so 'swimming' acts like a noun. Thus, the answer is gerund since gerunds are verbs that function as nouns in a sentence.

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