CDS 2026 (I) English, question 64

Topic: Word classes

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Directions · Q61 to Q70

Each of the following sentences has an underlined word. Read each sentence carefully, and determine which word class the underlined word belongs to. Mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q64

Swimming is good for health.

  1. (a) Participle
  2. (b) Verb
  3. (c) Noun
  4. (d) GerundCorrect answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) Gerund

  1. Swimming names the activity and functions as the subject of is.
  2. In traditional grammar, this verbal -ing form used nominally is a gerund.
  3. Noun describes its function broadly, but gerund is the more specific listed answer.