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1 i 00 Does the applicant have experience 01 u 00 utilizing computerized tomography 02 u 00 ? 02 i 02 br
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00 What is the underlined part called in English grammar? Why must the -ing form be used? Is it an adverbial, a gerund form, or something different? 02 br
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01 i 00 I want to have my house 01 u 00 painted. 02 u 02 i 02 br
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00 What is 01 u 00 painted 02 u 00 called? It is not the past tense. 02 br
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00 Thank-you kindly for your responses or comments. 0-
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00 What is the underlined part called in English grammar? Why must the -ing form be used? Is it an adverbial, a gerund form, or something different? 02 br
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00 and 02 br
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01 i 00 I want to have my house 01 u 00 painted. 02 u 02 i 02 br
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00 What is 01 u 00 painted 02 u 00 called? It is not the past tense. 02 br
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00 Thank-you kindly for your responses or comments. 0-
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01 i 00 experience utilizing computerized tomography -- 02 i 00 01 i 00 Utilizing 02 i 00 is a gerund, and the phrase is an object complement (the object of 01 i 00 have 02 i 00 : 01 i 00 experience 02 i 00 ). 02 br
01 i 00 Have...painted 02 i 00 is a causative verb form, and 01 i 00
01 i 00 experience utilizing computerized tomography -- 02 i 00 01 i 00 Utilizing 02 i 00 is a gerund, and the phrase is an object complement (the object of 01 i 00 have 02 i 00 : 01 i 00 experience 02 i 00 ). 02 br
01 i 00 Have...painted 02 i 00 is a causative verb form, and 01 i 00
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0 Thank-you very much for your prompt reply. Can you recommend a grammar book for native and near-native level speakers of English? Is there somewhere I should look on this site to learn more about advanced (to me, anyway) grammatical terms? Thank-you again, Mister Micawber. 0-
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0 Someone recently suggested that this was a "participial something"...any ideas on that? 02 br
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00 Do gerund clauses have to have a subject or is it simply a gerund here (no clause)? 0-
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00 Do gerund clauses have to have a subject or is it simply a gerund here (no clause)? 0-
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01 i 10 Does the applicant have experience 11 u 10 utilizing computerized tomography 12 u 10 ? 12 i 12 br
10 Some grammarians don't like the name 'gerund' and stick with 'participial form of the verb' and/or call such clauses merely ' ' 11 i 10 -ing 12 i 10 ' clauses'. If the clause serves as a noun, the 11 i
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1 b 00 Ing-form 02 b 00 is just fine. 02 br
00 Many new grammars avoid the "gerund" term. Trying to separate between the gerund and the participle is sometimes something like a lost cause ... 0-
00 Many new grammars avoid the "gerund" term. Trying to separate between the gerund and the participle is sometimes something like a lost cause ... 0-
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01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 10 Thank-you again. Are there "schools" of thought in grammar? 12 br10 The main division is between the prescriptivists and the descriptivists. 0-
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1 i 01 b 00 Does the applicant have experience 02 b 01 sup 00 01 u 00 utilizing computerized tomography 02 u 00 ? The bold type is already a complete question. The underlined is a clause 02 br
00 made up of the "ing" form of a verb which is present participle in nature. I have a little reservation though about its gerund identity. Just my 2 cent
00 made up of the "ing" form of a verb which is present participle in nature. I have a little reservation though about its gerund identity. Just my 2 cent
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