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Underline the gerund in the following sentence. Painting is an interesting hobby

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Underline the gerund in the following sentence.

Painting is an interesting hobby

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Painting is an interesting hobby

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Chapter 5.1: The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language - Grammar- Non-finite verbs [Page 156]

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Chapter 5.1 The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language
Grammar- Non-finite verbs | Q 1 4. | Page 156

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