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What part of speech is selling?

"Selling" can be a few different parts of speech, depending on how it's used in a sentence:

* Gerund: When "selling" acts as the subject of the sentence or the object of a verb or preposition, it's a gerund.

* Example: Selling cars is a competitive industry. (subject)

* Example: He enjoys selling real estate. (object of the verb "enjoys")

* Example: She's good at selling her ideas. (object of the preposition "at")

* Present Participle: When "selling" describes a noun or pronoun, it's a present participle.

* Example: The selling price was too high. (modifies "price")

* Example: The selling agent was very helpful. (modifies "agent")

* Verb: In some contexts, "selling" can be a verb.

* Example: She is selling her house.

It's important to consider the context of the sentence to determine the part of speech of "selling."

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