Define and illustrate the use of participles and gerunds with examples.

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Weegy: Paying can be a gerund or a participle, depending on their functions. Gerunds are nouns while participles are adjectives modifying nouns.
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Participles are verb forms ending in -ing or -ed that function as adjectives, e.g., "The crying baby woke everyone."
Gerunds are verb forms ending in -ing that function as nouns, e.g., "Swimming is good exercise."

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