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a participle that ends in -ing, e.g. swimming, running. Present participles can be used in the following ways:
As a gerund (noun), e.g. I like swimming.
the form, organisation or make-up of a play.
an overblown statement, e.g. I had thousands of guests this weekend.
a kind of fiction in which there are imaginary worlds and events.
See Shakespearean sonnet.
lighting that comes from below the subject. This creates a sinister and threatening effect.