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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Gerunds with the verb (to) be
0 Hello chaps, 02 br
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00 My head is spinning on this one. Gerunds should of course be easy but I think I'm having a spazzy block on this one. Please check out the following examples: 02 br
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00 1) Leaving taps on and using too much water is very bad for the environment. (Easy, 2 gerunds right?) 02 br
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00 2) Everyone 01 u 00 should be recycling 02 u 00 rubbish. (I'm fizzed on this one and the modal/be/-ing set up makes me cry) 02 br
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00 I have honestly spent the past few hours pouring obver the internet and grammar books looking for an answer to this. I understand the basic rules of when the verb becomes a gerund but number (2) and the following examples kill me: 02 br
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00 a) Anyone who uses private transport when they 01 u 00 could be taking 02 u 00 the train is wasting energy. (1 gerund / 1 participle??) 02 br
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00 Please advise. I must lie down in a dark room. 02 br
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00 Thanks from Hong Kong 05 0 010id 1
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00 My head is spinning on this one. Gerunds should of course be easy but I think I'm having a spazzy block on this one. Please check out the following examples: 02 br
02 br
00 1) Leaving taps on and using too much water is very bad for the environment. (Easy, 2 gerunds right?) 02 br
02 br
00 2) Everyone 01 u 00 should be recycling 02 u 00 rubbish. (I'm fizzed on this one and the modal/be/-ing set up makes me cry) 02 br
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00 I have honestly spent the past few hours pouring obver the internet and grammar books looking for an answer to this. I understand the basic rules of when the verb becomes a gerund but number (2) and the following examples kill me: 02 br
02 br
00 a) Anyone who uses private transport when they 01 u 00 could be taking 02 u 00 the train is wasting energy. (1 gerund / 1 participle??) 02 br
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00 Please advise. I must lie down in a dark room. 02 br
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00 Thanks from Hong Kong 05 0 010id 1
Top answer
0 Forget about trying to distinguish between gerunds and participles. They are all "-ing" forms, as Swan, Practical English Usage, classifies them. Much easier.
- 0 Forget about trying to distinguish between gerunds and participles.
- They are all "-ing" forms, as Swan, Practical English Usage, classifies them.
- Much easier.
- 02 br 02 br 00 All your sentences are fine, IMO.
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0 Forget about trying to distinguish between gerunds and participles. They are all "-ing" forms, as Swan, Practical English Usage, classifies them. Much easier. 02 br
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00 All your sentences are fine, IMO. 0-
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00 All your sentences are fine, IMO. 0-
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0 1) Leaving taps on and using too much water is very bad for the environment. (Easy, 2 gerunds right?) 01 font 00 Right. 02 font 02 br
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00 2) Everyone 01 u 00 should be recycling 02 u 00 rubbish. 01 font 01 i 00 Should 02 i 00 is a modal auxiliary or a defective auxiliary as these
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00 2) Everyone 01 u 00 should be recycling 02 u 00 rubbish. 01 font 01 i 00 Should 02 i 00 is a modal auxiliary or a defective auxiliary as these
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01 cite 10 Cool Breeze 12 cite 10 1) Leaving taps on and using too much water is very bad for the environment. (Easy, 2 gerunds right?) 11 font 10 Right. 12 font 12 br
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10 2) Everyone 11 u 10 should be recycling 12 u 10 rubbish. 11 font 11 i
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