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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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function of the V-ing?

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00This has been bothering me for quite a while. Could you please tell me what the function of the V-ing in the sentence is?02br
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00"She went 01font00swimming02font00."02br
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00Since the verb 'go' is intransitive, could it have an object? The word 01i00swimming02i00 in the example sentence is a gerund isn't it? Is the sentence pattern S+V?02br
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00Thanks.02br
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02br 00I think the structure, since its use is restricted (01i 00come/go02i 00 + activity) is better considered as an idiomatic verb + participle. 02i 0-

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  • 02br 00I think the structure, since its use is restricted (01i 00come/go02i 00 + activity) is better considered as an idiomatic verb + participle.
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00I think the structure, since its use is restricted (01i00come/go02i00 + activity) is better considered as an idiomatic verb + participle. Or we can look at it as intransitive verb + adverbial clause as complement, like01i00 I lay awake worrying all night02i00 or 01i00They sat playing cards till midnight.02i0
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