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Tampu05 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning and difference
I like to know via Eglish forum ' What is the"DECLAMATION" ?
difference between gerund andpresent participle?
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difference between gerund andpresent participle?
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Welcome to English Forums, tampu. [<:o)] You've come to the right place to agonize over this distinction. I've been doing so for three years, and I get absolutely no sympathy.
- Welcome to English Forums, tampu.
- [<:o)] You've come to the right place to agonize over this distinction.
- I've been doing so for three years, and I get absolutely no sympathy.
- The popular wisdom is that the gerund is NOT, repeat, NOT, nor never was, a present participle.
- End of story.
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Welcome to English Forums, tampu. Thanks for joining us![<:o)]
You've come to the right place to agonize over this distinction. I've been doing so for three years, and I get absolutely no sympathy.
You've come to the right place to agonize over this distinction. I've been doing so for three years, and I get absolutely no sympathy.
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Hi guys,
I don't know if it will encourage you or discourage you if I tell you that most native English speakers don't even know what a gerund is. Howver, they can still speak good English.
Having said this, I understand very well that, as non-native learners of English, you need definitions and rules. Frankly, I'm always impressed by the rules that non-natives mention on the Fo
I don't know if it will encourage you or discourage you if I tell you that most native English speakers don't even know what a gerund is. Howver, they can still speak good English.
Having said this, I understand very well that, as non-native learners of English, you need definitions and rules. Frankly, I'm always impressed by the rules that non-natives mention on the Fo
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