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Selecter Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

being stuck - is it a gerund?

0 I think not. My brother claims it is. His sentence:02br
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0IMO, it is a nonfinite verb phrase and functions as a noun; in a word a gerund02br 02br 00"I know 01font 00what02font 00 it's like 01font 00being stuck02font 00 on the road"02br 02br 00It is like this being stuck on the road0-

— Inchoateknowledge

  • 0IMO, it is a nonfinite verb phrase and functions as a noun; in a word a gerund02br 02br 00"I know 01font 00what02font 00 it's like 01font 00being stuck02font 00 on the road"02br 02br 00It is like this being stuck on the road0-
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0IMO, it is a nonfinite verb phrase and functions as a noun; in a word a gerund02br
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00"I know 01font00what02font00 it's like 01font00being stuck02font00 on the road"02br
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00It is like this being stuck on the road0-
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0 Any other opinions? A confirmation perhaps?0-
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01cite10Selecter12cite10Any other opinions? A confirmation perhaps?12br
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11i00Being stuck02i00 is a passive gerund.02br
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0statal passive gerund 050010id5
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0Interesting... All those gerunds are so cool 050010id1
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01cite10Selecter12cite10Interesting... All those gerunds are so cool 15012br
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10I'm looking forward to the day when they are 01font01b00C02b02font00ool...05102br
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