Decide whether the –ing forms given in the following sentences are gerunds or present participles:
Hearing a loud noise, we ran to the window. gerundparticiple
The motorcyclist was fatally injured in the accident and is now fighting for his life.gerundparticiple
He ruined his sight by watching TV all day.gerundparticiple
We saw a clown standing on his head.gerundparticiple
Asking questions is a whole lot easier than answering them.gerundparticiple