Question

What is verbal noun?​

Answer 1

Answer:

is a verb form that functions as an noun

Answer 2

ANSWER:
The verbal noun is the -ing form, i.e. the present participle of the verb, used as a noun. It can be used in all the places that a noun can be used, but still keeps some characteristics of the verb. It is sometimes called the gerund.

Like an example is: A brilliant reading of the poem won the competition.
Here the verbal noun is ‘reading’ and it matches with the description about verbal nouns given above.

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