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Platin Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Gerund Participle
A question about using gerund participle:
1 "Any/The provoking of a powerful nation may end poorly for the provoker."
2 "Provoking a powerful nation may end poorly for the provoker."
I have feeling that something not right about 2, but cannot pinpoint the it, because of the near equivalence of gerund particles to full-fledged nouns.
But the following sounds okay to me though:
3 "Provoking a powerful nation may hurt the provoker."
1 "Any/The provoking of a powerful nation may end poorly for the provoker."
2 "Provoking a powerful nation may end poorly for the provoker."
I have feeling that something not right about 2, but cannot pinpoint the it, because of the near equivalence of gerund particles to full-fledged nouns.
But the following sounds okay to me though:
3 "Provoking a powerful nation may hurt the provoker."
Top answer
They all sound acceptable to me.
- They all sound acceptable to me.
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What do you mean by 'gerund participle'? The -ing form of a verb functions as a gerund or as a participle, not both at the same time.
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