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Saggicat2009 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Gerunds
Hi! In the phrase "While walking in a field I saw..." is "walking" a gerund? Thanks!
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In that sentence, walking is not a gerund, no. A gerund acts like a noun, and you can't have a noun after while . It's part of a verb in the past progressive tense.
- In that sentence, walking is not a gerund, no.
- A gerund acts like a noun, and you can't have a noun after while .
- It's part of a verb in the past progressive tense.
- I was is left out.
- You can call it a participle.
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In that sentence, walking is not a gerund, no. A gerund acts like a noun, and you can't have a noun after while.
It's part of a verb in the past progressive tense. I was is left out. You can call it a participle.
While (I was) walking in a field I saw ...
To have a gerund, you'd need something like this:
Walking in a field is
It's part of a verb in the past progressive tense. I was is left out. You can call it a participle.
While (I was) walking in a field I saw ...
To have a gerund, you'd need something like this:
Walking in a field is
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Thanks Califjim! I was tussling with this for a while! I actually discovered this website while (I was) searching for the answer! I went from is to isn't to is. Thanks for clearing this up for me! Happy Christmas!
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