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A website is a collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically identified with a common name, and published on at least one web server.




Is the word including mentioned in the above text

a) the present participle of the standard verb "include"

b) the gerund of the standard verb "include"

c) the substitution form of the standard verb "include"

or

d) an adverb?










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This sentence is from Wikipedia:




A website is a collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically identified with a common name, and published on at least one web server.




Is the word including mentioned in the above text

a) the present participle of the standard verb "include"

b) the gerund of the standard verb "include"

c) the substitution form of the standard verb "include"

or

d) an adverb?










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This sentence is from Wikipedia:




A website is a collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically identified with a common name, and published on at least one web server.




Is the word including mentioned in the above text

a) the present participle of the standard verb "include"

b) the gerund of the standard verb "include"

c) the substitution form of the standard verb "include"

or

d) an adverb?










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This sentence is from Wikipedia:




A website is a collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically identified with a common name, and published on at least one web server.




Is the word including mentioned in the above text

a) the present participle of the standard verb "include"

b) the gerund of the standard verb "include"

c) the substitution form of the standard verb "include"

or

d) an adverb?







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  • I edited your question to include a link to the source material. (And to put the quotation in a block quote.)
    – Jason Bassford
    Nov 12 at 8:26






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    Look up the word in a good dictionary. Good Luck.
    – Kris
    Nov 12 at 9:05


















  • I edited your question to include a link to the source material. (And to put the quotation in a block quote.)
    – Jason Bassford
    Nov 12 at 8:26






  • 1




    Look up the word in a good dictionary. Good Luck.
    – Kris
    Nov 12 at 9:05
















I edited your question to include a link to the source material. (And to put the quotation in a block quote.)
– Jason Bassford
Nov 12 at 8:26




I edited your question to include a link to the source material. (And to put the quotation in a block quote.)
– Jason Bassford
Nov 12 at 8:26




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1




Look up the word in a good dictionary. Good Luck.
– Kris
Nov 12 at 9:05




Look up the word in a good dictionary. Good Luck.
– Kris
Nov 12 at 9:05










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Including is used as a preposition here.




You use including to introduce examples of people or things that are part of the group of people or things that you are talking about.

...many conditions, including allergies, hyperactivity and tooth decay.

(Collins)




See also other gerunds used as prepositions: e.g., excluding, excepting, barring.






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  • I thought it was a substitutive verb. Thanks!
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  • Or a present participle. Just wanted to double check.
    – Milan Andreew
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", including multimedia content," is a (free modifier) parenthetical (adverbial) phrase. 'Including' is here an active (present) participle (not a gerund). The addition of this phrase is a short-cut way of saying "A website includes multimedia content."



I'm not familiar with the term 'substitutive verb'. The participle "including" is a non-finite form of the verb, so when it lacks an auxiliary verb it equates to "to include", making it a gerund (noun), but in adverbial use the auxiliary (a form of 'be' matching the main tense) is simply assumed, so it is not a gerund -- a noun phrase is never adverbial (unless it is temporal, in which case a preposition can be assumed; but I digress).



{Regarding the other answer: Just because a word precedes a noun phrase does not make it a preposition.}






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    Including is used as a preposition here.




    You use including to introduce examples of people or things that are part of the group of people or things that you are talking about.

    ...many conditions, including allergies, hyperactivity and tooth decay.

    (Collins)




    See also other gerunds used as prepositions: e.g., excluding, excepting, barring.






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    • I thought it was a substitutive verb. Thanks!
      – Milan Andreew
      Nov 12 at 18:34












    • Or a present participle. Just wanted to double check.
      – Milan Andreew
      Nov 12 at 18:35















    up vote
    1
    down vote



    accepted










    Including is used as a preposition here.




    You use including to introduce examples of people or things that are part of the group of people or things that you are talking about.

    ...many conditions, including allergies, hyperactivity and tooth decay.

    (Collins)




    See also other gerunds used as prepositions: e.g., excluding, excepting, barring.






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    • I thought it was a substitutive verb. Thanks!
      – Milan Andreew
      Nov 12 at 18:34












    • Or a present participle. Just wanted to double check.
      – Milan Andreew
      Nov 12 at 18:35













    up vote
    1
    down vote



    accepted







    up vote
    1
    down vote



    accepted






    Including is used as a preposition here.




    You use including to introduce examples of people or things that are part of the group of people or things that you are talking about.

    ...many conditions, including allergies, hyperactivity and tooth decay.

    (Collins)




    See also other gerunds used as prepositions: e.g., excluding, excepting, barring.






    share|improve this answer














    Including is used as a preposition here.




    You use including to introduce examples of people or things that are part of the group of people or things that you are talking about.

    ...many conditions, including allergies, hyperactivity and tooth decay.

    (Collins)




    See also other gerunds used as prepositions: e.g., excluding, excepting, barring.







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    answered Nov 12 at 9:02









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    • I thought it was a substitutive verb. Thanks!
      – Milan Andreew
      Nov 12 at 18:34












    • Or a present participle. Just wanted to double check.
      – Milan Andreew
      Nov 12 at 18:35


















    • I thought it was a substitutive verb. Thanks!
      – Milan Andreew
      Nov 12 at 18:34












    • Or a present participle. Just wanted to double check.
      – Milan Andreew
      Nov 12 at 18:35
















    I thought it was a substitutive verb. Thanks!
    – Milan Andreew
    Nov 12 at 18:34






    I thought it was a substitutive verb. Thanks!
    – Milan Andreew
    Nov 12 at 18:34














    Or a present participle. Just wanted to double check.
    – Milan Andreew
    Nov 12 at 18:35




    Or a present participle. Just wanted to double check.
    – Milan Andreew
    Nov 12 at 18:35












    up vote
    -1
    down vote













    ", including multimedia content," is a (free modifier) parenthetical (adverbial) phrase. 'Including' is here an active (present) participle (not a gerund). The addition of this phrase is a short-cut way of saying "A website includes multimedia content."



    I'm not familiar with the term 'substitutive verb'. The participle "including" is a non-finite form of the verb, so when it lacks an auxiliary verb it equates to "to include", making it a gerund (noun), but in adverbial use the auxiliary (a form of 'be' matching the main tense) is simply assumed, so it is not a gerund -- a noun phrase is never adverbial (unless it is temporal, in which case a preposition can be assumed; but I digress).



    {Regarding the other answer: Just because a word precedes a noun phrase does not make it a preposition.}






    share|improve this answer

























      up vote
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      ", including multimedia content," is a (free modifier) parenthetical (adverbial) phrase. 'Including' is here an active (present) participle (not a gerund). The addition of this phrase is a short-cut way of saying "A website includes multimedia content."



      I'm not familiar with the term 'substitutive verb'. The participle "including" is a non-finite form of the verb, so when it lacks an auxiliary verb it equates to "to include", making it a gerund (noun), but in adverbial use the auxiliary (a form of 'be' matching the main tense) is simply assumed, so it is not a gerund -- a noun phrase is never adverbial (unless it is temporal, in which case a preposition can be assumed; but I digress).



      {Regarding the other answer: Just because a word precedes a noun phrase does not make it a preposition.}






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        up vote
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        ", including multimedia content," is a (free modifier) parenthetical (adverbial) phrase. 'Including' is here an active (present) participle (not a gerund). The addition of this phrase is a short-cut way of saying "A website includes multimedia content."



        I'm not familiar with the term 'substitutive verb'. The participle "including" is a non-finite form of the verb, so when it lacks an auxiliary verb it equates to "to include", making it a gerund (noun), but in adverbial use the auxiliary (a form of 'be' matching the main tense) is simply assumed, so it is not a gerund -- a noun phrase is never adverbial (unless it is temporal, in which case a preposition can be assumed; but I digress).



        {Regarding the other answer: Just because a word precedes a noun phrase does not make it a preposition.}






        share|improve this answer












        ", including multimedia content," is a (free modifier) parenthetical (adverbial) phrase. 'Including' is here an active (present) participle (not a gerund). The addition of this phrase is a short-cut way of saying "A website includes multimedia content."



        I'm not familiar with the term 'substitutive verb'. The participle "including" is a non-finite form of the verb, so when it lacks an auxiliary verb it equates to "to include", making it a gerund (noun), but in adverbial use the auxiliary (a form of 'be' matching the main tense) is simply assumed, so it is not a gerund -- a noun phrase is never adverbial (unless it is temporal, in which case a preposition can be assumed; but I digress).



        {Regarding the other answer: Just because a word precedes a noun phrase does not make it a preposition.}







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