Object of the possessive adjective your His passion is dancing.

Example of gerund and participle. The subject in which the names are used in the sentence is used in the case of the object. Dancing is a good exercise. It is also used to make continuous tense forms.

A gerund acts like a noun while a present participle acts like a verb or adjective. Meena decided that strolling in gardens was the most incredible experience shed ever had. However they are used in different ways.

In the second a participle adjective-function. Now we see another example. Notice the subtle change in meaning between the two sentences in each pair.

The technique was extraordinary. Gerund - Hiking is great exercise. Play playing cry crying bark barking.

I like to swim. Waiting present participle I dont like waiting. Gerund -Boiling water is the first step to making tea.

Both a gerund and a present participle come from a verb and both end in ing. Gerunds function as nouns. The gerund looks exactly the same as a present participle because both have the same form ie.