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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question no. 15 - cleft sentences (2)

Dear Users,

I'd like to analyze a cleft sentence and find answers to some tricky questions.

1. The boys are taking Sandy to the match ---> What the boys are doing is taking Sandy to the
match.
  • is taking a gerund verb or a participle?
  • why can't we say what the boys are doing is to take Sandy... does it have anything to do with the agreement of tenses?
  • what is the subject clause here?
Thank you
  

Top answer

Perfect Stranger Is taking a gerund verb or a participle? (present) participle Perfect Stranger Does it have anything to do with the agreement of tenses? Yes.

— RandomGuy

  • Perfect Stranger Is taking a gerund verb or a participle?
  • (present) participle Perfect Stranger Does it have anything to do with the agreement of tenses?
  • Yes.
  • Perfect Stranger What is the subject clause here?
  • The subject of the verb is is what the boys are doing .
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Perfect StrangerIs taking a gerund verb or a participle?
(present) participle
Perfect StrangerDoes it have anything to do with the agreement of tenses?
Yes.
Perfect StrangerWhat is the subject clause here?
The subject of the verb is is what the boys are doing.
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Aspara Gus(present) participle
Thanks AG.

How do I identify whether it's a participle or a gerund? I'm not sure why it's a participle here.
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Perfect StrangerHow do I identify whether it's a participle or a gerund?
You can tell right off the bat by its direct object, Sandy.
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