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निम्नलिखित वाक्य में प्रयुक्त 'Gerund' या 'Participle' को पहचानिए: "Swimming is a good exercise." यहाँ रेखांकित शब्द 'Swimming' क्या है?
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इस वाक्य में 'Swimming' शब्द वाक्य के उद्देश्य (Subject) के रूप में प्रयुक्त हुआ है और यह क्रिया (Verb 'is') तथा संज्ञा (Noun) दोनों का कार्य कर रहा है। जब किसी verb की 'ing' फॉर्म वाक्य में Noun (संज्ञा) का कार्य करती है, तो उसे Gerund (क्रियावाचक संज्ञा) कहते हैं।
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