Posted by John on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 3:33pm.
Actually a gerund IS a present participle! Both are said. Often, because English is a "directional" language (stand UP, sit DOWN, come IN, go OUT, etc.) you'll hear that sort of thing. The "on" in this sentence #2 goes with "to keep ON" or "to continue" for you could also say He continued crying.
Sra
The phrasal verb "keep on" (present) or "kept on" (past) is an idiom. It's almost impossible to explain its grammar!!
http://www.eslcafe.com/pv/pv-k.html
(first entry here)
John, the "keep on" expression is used with lots of following verbs.
keep on studying, working, eating, playing, etc. The implication is to "not quit", not give up.
P.S. You may or may not have heard the trucker's expression "Keep on keeping on!"
Sra
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