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Grammar
Gerunds
Do each of these sentences contain a gerund:
I was pleased with your helping your sister.
The teacher appreciated our listening to the speaker.
Through practice, she had improved her swimming. (is the comma in the right place?)
They awed the audience with their public speaking.
My mother approved of my running the Boston Marathon.
With all the work that needed to be done, I was annoyed with her lying down. (comma?)
Thanks this site has been a tremendous help. I am learning more English everyday.
I was pleased with your helping your sister.
The teacher appreciated our listening to the speaker.
Through practice, she had improved her swimming. (is the comma in the right place?)
They awed the audience with their public speaking.
My mother approved of my running the Boston Marathon.
With all the work that needed to be done, I was annoyed with her lying down. (comma?)
Thanks this site has been a tremendous help. I am learning more English everyday.
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All ... ing forms in your sentences are ' gerunds ' If the ... ing form serves as an adjective then it is ' present participle ' instead.
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- ing forms in your sentences are ' gerunds ' If the ...
- ing form serves as an adjective then it is ' present participle ' instead.
- But it seems that all the above sentences serve only as ' noun ' It is better to say ' She has improved her swimming through practice ' .
- To use a phrase in front and separated by a comman normally happens on a sentence where the ' phrase ' is an adj modifying the subject.
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All ... ing forms in your sentences are ' gerunds '
If the ... ing form serves as an adjective then it is ' present participle ' ins
If the ... ing form serves as an adjective then it is ' present participle ' ins
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