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Simonsez Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Gerund
Hello,
I need a little assistance with gerunds. For example, "I enjoy watching t.v." The word watching is used as a subject noun (i.e. a gerund) and the word t.v. is what? My guess is that it's a noun that's the object of the verb enjoy. Is it grammatically correct to describe this sentence has containing a gerund (watching) followed by a noun?
Many thanks in advance for anyone who can answer this question.
Simonsez
I need a little assistance with gerunds. For example, "I enjoy watching t.v." The word watching is used as a subject noun (i.e. a gerund) and the word t.v. is what? My guess is that it's a noun that's the object of the verb enjoy. Is it grammatically correct to describe this sentence has containing a gerund (watching) followed by a noun?
Many thanks in advance for anyone who can answer this question.
Simonsez
Top answer
Hi, Yes. You seem to have a pretty good grasp of this. You might also consider sentences like this.
- Hi, Yes.
- You seem to have a pretty good grasp of this.
- You might also consider sentences like this.
- v.
- interests me.
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Hi,
Yes.
You seem to have a pretty good grasp of this.
You might also consider sentences like this.
Watching t.v. interests me.
Watching t.v. is a waste of time.
Best wishes, Clive
Yes.
You seem to have a pretty good grasp of this.
You might also consider sentences like this.
Watching t.v. interests me.
Watching t.v. is a waste of time.
Best wishes, Clive
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simonsez"I enjoy watching t.v." The word watching is used as a subject noun (i.e. a gerund) and the word t.v. is what?watching is not a subject noun, no. The underlying structure is
I enjoy [ I watch TV]. The bracketed part is the object of the verb enjoy.
The clause I watch TV when expressed as a gerund construc
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