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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Genitive Gerund
Where does the genitive gerund come from? How old is this rule?
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Hi, I suppose the genitve gerund comes from the time when gerunds came into use as 'verbal nouns'. I don't know when that was, but the word 'gerund' itself dates from the 16th. century.
- Hi, I suppose the genitve gerund comes from the time when gerunds came into use as 'verbal nouns'.
- I don't know when that was, but the word 'gerund' itself dates from the 16th.
- century.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
I suppose the genitve gerund comes from the time when gerunds came into use as 'verbal nouns'. I don't know when that was, but the word 'gerund' itself dates from the 16th. century.
Best wishes, Clive
I suppose the genitve gerund comes from the time when gerunds came into use as 'verbal nouns'. I don't know when that was, but the word 'gerund' itself dates from the 16th. century.
Best wishes, Clive
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