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Posted by Rick on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7:03pm.

Is "A choking gall and a preserving sweet." a gerund of gerund pharse.

english - Writeacher, Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7:24pm
Neither.

In that phrase, choking and preserving are participles (verbal adjectives) -- the first modifies "gall" and the second modifies "sweet."
english - Rick, Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7:26pm
Is it participle phrase or participle then?

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