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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Gerund or participle
Hello! I read this sentence in my grammar book but I am not sure whether "being" is a gerund or a participle.
As well as being charming, he's also very rich.
My first impression was that it's a gerund because a preposition (as) is always followed by a gerund, but then again I feel that it doesn't function as a gerund in the sentence. Can you make it clear for me, please?
As well as being charming, he's also very rich.
My first impression was that it's a gerund because a preposition (as) is always followed by a gerund, but then again I feel that it doesn't function as a gerund in the sentence. Can you make it clear for me, please?
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Anonymous because a preposition (as) is always followed by a gerund No, 'as well as' is a subordinating conjunction there, I think.
- Anonymous because a preposition (as) is always followed by a gerund No, 'as well as' is a subordinating conjunction there, I think.
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Anonymousbecause a preposition (as) is always followed by a gerundNo, 'as well as' is a subordinating conjunction there, I think.
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AnonymousAs well as being charming, he's also very rich. My first impression was that it's a gerundNo. It's not about the quality of being charming (Being charming is a good quality to have if you want to make a good impression), so it's not a gerund.
being is a participle. charming is an adjective. You simply have here the no
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