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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is the word having below a gerund or a present participle?

Is the word having below a gerund or a present participle?

Libraries are teaming up with one another to acquire books for just-in-time delivery to patrons, rather than maintaining the old system of each library having its own copy of each book on the shelf.

If it's a gerund, please let me know why do you think so?
If it's a present participle, why?

I for one think that it's a gerund.
  

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] In brackets is a non-finite noun clause that is the complement (object) of the preposition "of" In traditional English grammar, a present participle in this context would be called a gerund. That is, it is functioning as a noun in a sentence. A gerund can have a subject (each library) and an object (its own copy).

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  • ] In brackets is a non-finite noun clause that is the complement (object) of the preposition "of" In traditional English grammar, a present participle in this context would be called a gerund.
  • That is, it is functioning as a noun in a sentence.
  • A gerund can have a subject (each library) and an object (its own copy).
  • In modern English grammar, this is a non-finite clause, with subject, verb, and complement.
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of [ each library having its own copy of each book on the shelf.]

In brackets is a non-finite noun clause that is the complement (object) of the preposition "of"

In traditional English grammar, a present participle in this context would be called a gerund. That is, it is functioning as a noun in a sentence. A gerund can have a subject (each library) and an ob
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