Re: USAGE: "Laughingly":What part of speech is it?

Robin Turner <robin@...> wrote:

> They objected to my laughing - verb-like noun
     gerund

> I am laughing - adjective-like verb
     progressive verb

> A laughing hyena - verb-like adjective-like compound noun ?!
     present participle

laughing gas

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form of a gerund.  The difference between a gerundive and a present =
parti-
ciple can be seen by these examples.  The hyena laughs.  The gas does =
not.

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             Dennis Paul Himes    <>    dennis@himes.connix.com
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