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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
"doing" vs "in doing"... what's happening gramatically?
Here are two sentences:
He will have no problems doing his homework.
He will have no difficulty in doing his homework.
Can anyone explain exactly what is happening grammatically in these two sentences, specifically in reference to the use of "doing" and "in doing"?
He will have no problems doing his homework.
He will have no difficulty in doing his homework.
Can anyone explain exactly what is happening grammatically in these two sentences, specifically in reference to the use of "doing" and "in doing"?
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Anonymous He will have no problems doing his homework. He will have no problems doing his homework. Modifies the noun "problems".
- Anonymous He will have no problems doing his homework.
- He will have no problems doing his homework.
- Modifies the noun "problems".
- He will have no difficulty in doing his homework.
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AnonymousHe will have no problems doing his homework.He will have no problems doing his homework. Modifies the noun "problems".
He will have no difficulty in doing his homework. Object (complement) of the preposition "in."
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What can we call "doing his homework", grammatically? Perhaps a "verb phrase"?
Also, what can we call "have no problems", grammatically? Perhaps also a "verb phrase"? Thank you so much for any help...
Also, what can we call "have no problems", grammatically? Perhaps also a "verb phrase"? Thank you so much for any help...
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AnonymousPerhaps a "verb phrase"?He (subject, pronoun) will have (verb phrase, main verb) no (adverb) problems (noun, complement of the verb) doing his homework. (non-finite clause. The head word is the present participle, "doing"))
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