It means disaster in the farm area and clutter
Answer:
Gerund.
Explanation:
A gerund is a form of a verb when the actions is not yet finished. It main difference from the other verbs is that it ends with "ing". Often, but not exclusively, it functions as a noun. Which means that can receive and perform an action. But it also retains properties of a verb, like being modificable by an adverb.
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In reported speech we need to use the past tense form of the verb. In direct speech the present tense is used. As you can see, in the above sentence 'am' changes to 'was' when we use reported speech.
