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Which of the following can be called Gerund :

(A) Stop playing.

(B) I love to go hunting.

(C) Kids are sleeping.

(D) Seeing is believing.

(E) They are smoking outside.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Solution

Correct Option: 2

A gerund is a verb+ing acting as a noun. Playing in (A), hunting in (B), and seeing/believing in (D) function as nouns. In (C) and (E), sleeping and smoking are present participles in continuous tense. Hence A, B, D only.

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