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Yellowstarstruck Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Grammatical Classification

Hi! Number 1 is a gerund. What is number 2? Thanks, Fulvio
1. I like drinking beer.
2. I like to drink beer.
  

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an infinitive

  • an infinitive
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yellowstarstruckNumber 1 is a gerund.
You need to make your language more precise. Number 1 is this: I like drinking beer. It's a complete sentence of four words, and not a gerund, which is just one word. While that sentence may contain a gerund, you cannot say that it is a gerund.

CJ

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