I understand the difference between a participial phrase and a gerund in their simplest forms.
"Johnny, skiing in the mountains, broke his leg." (Participial phrase)
"Skiing is Johnny's favourite activity." (Gerund)
But I just can't grasp why this is a gerund and not a participial phrase: "...virtue went out of him, sugaring the sour ones."
Help anyone?
-Sea-
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