A research paper is most likely to require a works cited page
I think house. Noun ~ any person, place , or thing .
First, you find the simple subject and simple predicate.
If the '-ing' form of the verb is not part of the simple predicate, then determine how it is used in the sentence. If it's in a noun position, then it's a gerund. If it is used as an adjective, then it will be a participle.
s i e n t t d
1. dentist
2. distent (obsolete; spread out; distended)
3. stinted (past tense of stint ~ supply inadequate amount of something)