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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Gerunds

I don't understand why the word "being" is a gerund. If I say, "He held the distinction do being lazy," why would "being" be a gerund. Isn't it a verb.
  

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Anonymous I don't understand why the word "being" is a gerund. It is a gerund because it is the -ing form of a verb. Verb -- Gerund form of the verb take -- taking walk -- walking throw -- throwing see -- seeing want -- wanting be -- being <<< Look up "be" in a dictionary if you don't believe it's a verb.

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  • Anonymous I don't understand why the word "being" is a gerund.
  • It is a gerund because it is the -ing form of a verb.
  • Verb -- Gerund form of the verb take -- taking walk -- walking throw -- throwing see -- seeing want -- wanting be -- being <<< Look up "be" in a dictionary if you don't believe it's a verb.
  • It will say there that "be" is a verb.
  • Just because a verb appears in a different form doesn't mean it's no longer a verb.
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AnonymousI don't understand why the word "being" is a gerund.
It is a gerund because it is the -ing form of a verb.

Verb -- Gerund form of the verb

take -- taking
walk -- walking
throw -- throwing
see -- seeing
want -- wanting
be -- being <<<


Look up "be" in a dictionary if you don't b
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Anonymous I don't understand why the word "being" is a gerund. If I say, "He held the distinction do being lazy," why would "being" be a gerund. Isn't it a verb.
I presumed you meant "of being lazy".
Look at it this way:
Take- is a verb and its gerund form is "taking". Used as gerund in a sentence: Taking
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