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Karynoona Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Gerund or verb?

I spent days agonizing over whether to take a job or not

In Oxford Dic. it is a verb..

But how come ot become a verb without a verb to be..

Please help me..
  

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Hi; Yes, agonize is a verb. ) The present participle can function as a noun ( called a gerund ) or adjective. In this case, the present participle ( agonizing ) is adjectival, describing the subject "I".

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  • Hi; Yes, agonize is a verb.
  • ) The present participle can function as a noun ( called a gerund ) or adjective.
  • In this case, the present participle ( agonizing ) is adjectival, describing the subject "I".
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Hi;

Yes, agonize is a verb.

The present and past participles of verbs are frequently seen as verbids (or nonfinite verbs.)

The present participle can function as a noun ( called a gerund) or adjective.

In this case, the present participle (agonizing) is adjectival, describing the subject "I".
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karynoonaI spent days agonizing over whether to take a job or not.
agonizing over whether to take a job or not is a participle clause. It is common to use this kind of clause with a sentence that contains the verb spend. The participle clause tells how the time was spent. It is like saying:

I agonized over whether to take a job or
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Gerund is a word coined of a verb. Here agonizing is a present participle and not a gerund. Gerund formed of a verb functions as a noun.
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