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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
HELP ME, PLEASE!
1. Use shouting as the subject. Include an adjective phrase modifying the gerund.
2. Use playing as the direct object of the sentence. Include a direct object of the gerund.
3. Use telling as the object of a preposition. Include in the gerund phrase a direct object and an indirect object of telling.
4. Use arguing as the predicate nominative. Include an adverb and an adverb phrase modifying the gerund.
5. Use speaking as a gerund in any you chose. Include in the gerund phrase a possessive pronoun modifying the gerund.
2. Use playing as the direct object of the sentence. Include a direct object of the gerund.
3. Use telling as the object of a preposition. Include in the gerund phrase a direct object and an indirect object of telling.
4. Use arguing as the predicate nominative. Include an adverb and an adverb phrase modifying the gerund.
5. Use speaking as a gerund in any you chose. Include in the gerund phrase a possessive pronoun modifying the gerund.
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Hi;Anon
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Some of these instructions don't make sense.
A gerund serves in the role of a noun. Therefore it won't have a direct object (2) when it's being used as the direct object of a sentence, and it's modified by adjectives, not adverbs (4).
Or am I missing something?
A gerund serves in the role of a noun. Therefore it won't have a direct object (2) when it's being used as the direct object of a sentence, and it's modified by adjectives, not adverbs (4).
Or am I missing something?
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Grammar GeekA gerund serves in the role of a noun. Therefore it won't have a direct object (2)Hi, maybe he meant something like:
..the committee regulated playing chess as to comply with the universal regulations..
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Grammar GeekA gerund serves in the role of a noun. Therefore it won't have a direct object (2) when it's being used as the direct object of a sentence, and it's modified by adjectives, not adverbs (4).He enjoys playing tennis competitively.
He enjoys playing tennis in the summertime.
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Fair enough. I was thinking about "fierce fighting" or "shrill screaming" or "going up this mountain was hard."
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