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Zoltán Király Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is "opening" a gerund in this sentence: Thank you for opening the door for me

Thank you for opening the door for me.

Is "opening" a gerund in the sentence above? I ask it because there is no verb BE to make the continuous tense. Opening is the present participle of the verb open.
  

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It's a gerund in the grammar I am accustomed to. For is a preposition and the ing-form that follows a preposition is labelled a gerund. CB

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  • It's a gerund in the grammar I am accustomed to.
  • For is a preposition and the ing-form that follows a preposition is labelled a gerund.
  • CB
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It's a gerund in the grammar I am accustomed to. For is a preposition and the ing-form that follows a preposition is labelled a gerund.

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thank you, but that gerund work as a noun or a verb?
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