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qroqqa CGEL term for the ing- form of an English verb. It covers what were traditionally known as the gerund (at least in its verbal uses) and the present participle. As a verb, it can take an object but can't take a definite article:
Riding skateboards is forbidden.
*The riding skateboards is forbidden.
Contrast with the gerundial noun, which is a noun, so can take an article, but can't take an object, so its complement has to be put in a prepositional phrase headed by of:
The riding of skateboards is forbidden.
Aug 7, 2008