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Mr genuine Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Gerund vs common nouns

Hi,

What's the grammatical function of "serving" and "hearing" in the following sentences? Several non-native English teachers think that they are both "gerunds". However, to me, they are not acting as a gerund. They are just ordinary nouns.Although clearly each is formed from its verb, I don't see any associated 'action' in either of the following examples.

- One serving of rice is not enough for my guests.
- Listening to music by headsets can be harmful to one’s hearing and even brain.


Thanks.

  

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You're right. They are nouns in the above.

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You're right. They are nouns in the above.

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Mr genuine

... Although clearly each is formed from its verb, I don't see any associated 'action' in either of the following examples.

- One serving of rice is not enough for my guests.
- Listening to music by headsets can be harmful to one’s hearing and even brain.

They're nouns. This kind of noun is called "a deverbal (noun)

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