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I have special shoes for running the marathon. Is running the marathon a participle phrase or a gerund phrase?
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I have special shoes for running the marathon.

Is running the marathon a participle phrase or a gerund phrase?

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Gerund Phrase

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Yes it is a Gerund Sentence.

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It's made up of the gerund running and the direct object marathons.

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