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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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BY-phrase
"By working the pumps, we kept the ship afloat for another forty hours."
In the by-phrase above, is "using" a verb or a gerund or neither both?
In the by-phrase above, is "using" a verb or a gerund or neither both?
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" In the by-phrase above, is "using" a verb or a gerund or neither both? I believe you mean 'working'. It's a gerund.
- " In the by-phrase above, is "using" a verb or a gerund or neither both?
- I believe you mean 'working'.
- It's a gerund.
- Consider that you could also use a noun here, eg 'By hard work, we kept .
- .
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Hi,
"By working the pumps, we kept the ship afloat for another forty hours."
In the by-phrase above, is "using" a verb or a gerund or neither both?
I believe you mean 'working'. It's a gerund.
Consider that you could also use a noun here,
eg 'By hard work, we kept . . . '
Best wishes, Clive
"By working the pumps, we kept the ship afloat for another forty hours."
In the by-phrase above, is "using" a verb or a gerund or neither both?
I believe you mean 'working'. It's a gerund.
Consider that you could also use a noun here,
eg 'By hard work, we kept . . . '
Best wishes, Clive
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