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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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In the sentence, "I went fishing." is fishing a gerund, direct object.
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In this sentence, fishing is a gerund since fishing in this sentence is a verbal noun.
- In this sentence, fishing is a gerund since fishing in this sentence is a verbal noun.
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In this sentence, fishing is a gerund since fishing in this sentence is a verbal noun.
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fishing is not a direct object, no. The verb go is not transitive; it can't have a direct object.
fishing is an adverbial gerund. It acts like home in I went home. It specifies the destination or goal of the going.
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fishing is an adverbial gerund. It acts like home in I went home. It specifies the destination or goal of the going.
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