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Qateralnada Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Gerund phrase usage.

What is the use of the gerund phrase in this sentence:

"James swears that no job is worse than cutting weed"

If anyone can help, I'd be very very grateful.

Thanks. Emotion: smile
  

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James feels that the job of "cutting weed s " is one of the worst jobs imaginable. As your phrase is written - using the exact term "cutting weed" (with out the 's') - it might refer to an illegal activity (a step in the production/packaging process of of an illegal substance). cutting weeds, painting houses, washing cars, emptying bedpans, taking care of kids....

— JohnParis

  • James feels that the job of "cutting weed s " is one of the worst jobs imaginable.
  • As your phrase is written - using the exact term "cutting weed" (with out the 's') - it might refer to an illegal activity (a step in the production/packaging process of of an illegal substance).
  • cutting weeds, painting houses, washing cars, emptying bedpans, taking care of kids....
  • Get it?
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James feels that the job of "cutting weeds" is one of the worst jobs imaginable.

As your phrase is written - using the exact term "cutting weed" (with out the 's') - it might refer to an illegal activity (a step in the production/packaging process of of an illegal substance).

cutting weeds, painting houses, washing cars, emptying bedpans
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Oh dear ***. How could I have let that slip passed me. He's a smuggler. Emotion: stick out tongue

I actually meant the usage grammaticall
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qateralnadaWhat is the use of the gerund phrase in this sentence:
"James swears that no job is worse than cutting weeds"
It looks like the object of the preposition than to me.

CJ
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