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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Gerund as complement?
Hi,
This may have been answered elsewhere so apologies if that is the case. I'm trying to explain to a student the structure of the following phrase:
'there are not many disadvantages to choosing open-source software'.
He was confused by the use of the present participle. I explained it by saying that 'choosing open-source software' is a noun phrase and acting as the complement in the sentence.
My question is - is my explanation correct? I really had to think about it!
This may have been answered elsewhere so apologies if that is the case. I'm trying to explain to a student the structure of the following phrase:
'there are not many disadvantages to choosing open-source software'.
He was confused by the use of the present participle. I explained it by saying that 'choosing open-source software' is a noun phrase and acting as the complement in the sentence.
My question is - is my explanation correct? I really had to think about it!
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Hi Your explanation seems OK to me. And, I would like add that gerund is also an object of the preposition, and going by that it is a gerund phrase, object of the preposition 'to'
- Hi Your explanation seems OK to me.
- And, I would like add that gerund is also an object of the preposition, and going by that it is a gerund phrase, object of the preposition 'to'
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Hi
Your explanation seems OK to me.
And, I would like add that gerund is also an object of the preposition, and going by that it is a gerund phrase, object of the preposition 'to'
Your explanation seems OK to me.
And, I would like add that gerund is also an object of the preposition, and going by that it is a gerund phrase, object of the preposition 'to'
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