Terms "gerund" and "verbal adverb"

[Pareshnev, Evgeny]

Dear SEELANGS,            
 
Could somebody tell me about the difference between English terms "gerund" and "verbal adverb" as relates to the Russian "deeprichastie", and what is the principal difference between these terms? The thing is, some textbooks for Russian use the term  "gerund" and other textbooks have term "verbal adverb". Thank  you in advance.

 

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