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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is it 'being' a gerund in the sentence?

Hi teachers,
Is it 'being' a gerund in the following sentence? I think so. If that's the case, could you give me a synonym for 'being'?
He sometimes liked being alone.

Thanks in advance.
  

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I like chocolates. Chocolates - is a noun. Thinking Spain He sometimes liked being alone.

— Dimsumexpress

  • I like chocolates.
  • Chocolates - is a noun.
  • Thinking Spain He sometimes liked being alone.
  • He [sometimes] liked being alone .
  • Yes, it is a gerund.
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I like chocolates. Chocolates - is a noun.
Thinking SpainHe sometimes liked being alone.
He [sometimes] liked being alone. Yes, it is a gerund. Any ing verb immediately preceded by "verbs of emotions" such as like, love, hate, enjoy, and despise etc, is a gerund. ,
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Thinking SpainIs it 'being' a gerund in the following sentence? I think so. If that's the case, could you give me a synonym for 'being'?He sometimes liked being alone.
Yes, it's a gerund heading the gerund clause "being alone".

Gerunds are like nouns; in this case you could replace the clause with the underlined noun phrase: "He sometimes liked
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BillJThere is no perfect synonym for the verb "being", but we can come fairly close:"He sometimes liked surviving/living/existing/sleeping/working/eating alone".
Hi BillJ,
Thank you for your reply. I know it is a very difficult one, but your examples help a lot.

TS
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dimsumexpressHe [sometimes] liked being alone. Yes, it is a gerund. Any ing verb immediately preceded by "verbs of emotions" such as like, love, hate, enjoy, and despise etc, is a gerund. ,
Hi dimsumexpress,
Thank you for your reply. I didn't know this rule.
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