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Ganesh77 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

about the "gerund"

0A gerund is an 01i00-ing02i00 verb form used as a noun. Ok. Can someone please explain this concept in an entirely unconventional way so that I can once and for all grasp in what way it is being "used as a noun". Many thanks!! 0-
  

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02br 02br 00As a subject: Chocolate is great. 02br 02br 00As an object: I like dogs. I like chocolate.

— BarbaraPA

  • 02br 02br 00As a subject: Chocolate is great.
  • 02br 02br 00As an object: I like dogs.
  • I like chocolate.
  • 02br 02br 00Sometimes what you like, or what you want to say is great isn't a normal noun, one that you can touch, like chocolate or dogs.
  • " It's a verb-thing.
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0In addition to GG’s post, I will throw in my 2 cents.02br
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0Think about the gerund as reflecting an 01b00action02b00 related to the verb. An action is a noun. 0-
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