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Hktrader Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Grammer question on a sentence

Hi, everyone.
I read a sentence from my dictionary:

"Resolving the dispute will require a mood of conciliation on both sides."

A question is: why the starting word "Resolve" is in ?
but not:
"Resolve the dispute will require a mood of conciliation on both sides."
or
"Resolved the dispute will require a mood of conciliation on both sides."

please give me an explain and examples if the other 2 cases is also valid.

THanks!
  

Top answer

'Resolving the dispute' is the subject of the sentence. A subject must be a noun phrase. 'Resolving' is a gerund (a noun form of an -ing verb).

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Resolving the dispute' is the subject of the sentence.
  • A subject must be a noun phrase.
  • 'Resolving' is a gerund (a noun form of an -ing verb).
  • The other two forms are not gerunds/nouns so they are not possible.
  • Is that enough explanation?
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'Resolving the dispute' is the subject of the sentence.
A subject must be a noun phrase.
'Resolving' is a gerund (a noun form of an -ing verb).
The other two forms are not gerunds/nouns so they are not possible.

Is that enough explanation?
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Mister Micawber'Resolving the dispute' is the subject of the sentence.A subject must be a noun phrase.'Resolving' is a gerund (a noun form of an -ing verb).The other two forms are not gerunds/nouns so they are not possible.Is that enough explanation?
thankyou. is that any verb will become a noun by adding ing at behind? why I can find those definition by my di
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hktrader is that any verb will become a noun by adding ing at behind?
Virtuallly, yes, though we often don't use them if another noun exists. For example, we don't use 'existing' much as a gerund because we have the noun 'existence'.
hktraderwhy I can find those definition by my dictionary(e.g. resolve plus ing will become a noun).
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Mister Micawber hktrader is that any verb will become a noun by adding ing at behind?Virtuallly, yes, though we often don't use them if another noun exists. For example, we don't use 'existing' much as a gerund because we have the noun 'existence'.hktraderwhy I can find those definition by my dictionary(e.g. resolve plus ing will become a noun).That grammar point is not i
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