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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Gerunds

Helping a friend is an automatic yes in your book. What kind of gerund is used in the sentence. Why?
  

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Anonymous What kind of gerund is used in the sentence. I have not heard of different types of gerunds. A gerund (in traditional grammar) is a present participle of a verb that functions as a noun in the context of a particular sentence.

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  • Anonymous What kind of gerund is used in the sentence.
  • I have not heard of different types of gerunds.
  • A gerund (in traditional grammar) is a present participle of a verb that functions as a noun in the context of a particular sentence.
  • A gerund phrase is the gerund and its modifiers, objects, subjects, etc.
  • The sentence you posted has a gerund that is part of a gerund phrase.
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AnonymousWhat kind of gerund is used in the sentence.
I have not heard of different types of gerunds.
A gerund (in traditional grammar) is a present participle of a verb that functions as a noun in the context of a particular sentence. A gerund phrase is the gerund and its modifiers, objects, subjects, etc.

The sentence you posted has a g
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AnonymousWhat kind of gerund is used in the sentence?
What are the kinds of gerunds? I'm not familiar with this. The gerund phrase is the subject of the sentence if that's what you're asking about.
AnonymousWhy?
Because the practice of helping a friend is the topic that the writer
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