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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Gerund in the middle of a sentence
0 I have a problem with the sentence 02 br
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00 Disappointed, they turned back, leaving a number of oxygen bottles behind. 02 br
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00 The form of 'leave' here is 'leaving.' I can see this in other sentences like: 02 br
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00 She hurried out the door, taking her coat with her. 02 br
00 They left early, bringing all the equipment they were likely to need. 02 br
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00 I have been through a few grammar books trying to get an explanation why this is a gerund. If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it. 02 br
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00 Disappointed, they turned back, leaving a number of oxygen bottles behind. 02 br
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00 The form of 'leave' here is 'leaving.' I can see this in other sentences like: 02 br
02 br
00 She hurried out the door, taking her coat with her. 02 br
00 They left early, bringing all the equipment they were likely to need. 02 br
02 br
00 I have been through a few grammar books trying to get an explanation why this is a gerund. If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it. 02 br
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0 I think 'turned' and 'leaving' occurred simultaneously. 0-
- 0 I think 'turned' and 'leaving' occurred simultaneously.
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01 cite 10 Tobias 12 cite 10 I have a problem with the sentence 12 br
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10 Disappointed 11 b 11 font 10 past participle (adjective describing their state) 12 font 12 b 10 , they turned back, leaving 11 b 11 font 10 present participle (accompan
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00 It's hard to know whether your problem consists merely of finding the proper terminology or
00 trying to get an explanation why this is a gerund 12 blockquote10 I can see why you're having trouble. These 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 words are participles (verbal adjectives), not gerunds (verbal nouns). 02 br
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00 It's hard to know whether your problem consists merely of finding the proper terminology or
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0 I am trying to find out the terminolgy of the '-ing' form of the words, and the reason why they need to be used there. I'm quite clear about the meaning of the sentence. 0-
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0 Thanks Phillip. It's a present participle, accompanying action, not a gerund. Thanks also to CalfJim - I was looking for the terminology, not the meaning of the sentence. 02 br
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My partner writes -ing ending words in the middle of sentences like the following examples I posted below and it drives me crazy. Can you please explain if these sentences are correct or not.
Sentence 1: I always uphold my professional merit suggesting I provide my current agency a two weeks resignation notice.
Sentence 2: Given that I speak only Spanish to my current pa
Sentence 1: I always uphold my professional merit suggesting I provide my current agency a two weeks resignation notice.
Sentence 2: Given that I speak only Spanish to my current pa
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