Which of the following sentences contains a gerund?

• The correct answer is - গ) She enjoys reading novels in her free time.
- In this sentence, "reading" is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun - specifically as the direct object of the verb "enjoys."
- অর্থাৎ, "reading" এখানে enjoys - verb এর object হিসেবে বসে Noun -এর কাজ করছে তাই এটি Gerund.

• Gerund
- Verb+ing যদি একই সাথে Verb ও Noun -এর কাজ করে, তখন তাকে Gerund বলা হয়।
- Noun হলে সাধারণত বাংলা অর্থে আ-কার যোগ হয়।
- যেমন: Swimming → সাঁতার কাটা, Walking → হাঁটা ইত্যাদি।
- সহজে → Gerund = Verb + ing = noun = Verb + noun -এর কাজ করে।
- Gerunds don’t describe action, they act as nouns.

• অন্যদিকে,
ক) He has written a letter to his friend. - 'written' হলো past participle.
খ) They are going to the park tomorrow. - 'going' হলো present participle.
ঘ) The teacher asked the students to be quiet. - 'to be' হলো infinitive.