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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Nounlike or verblike
Hi,
"You can't get credit except by making special arrangements with management." [Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.]
My question is: is the ing-word (gerund?) "making" , in the sentence, verblike or nounlike? It's a bit confusing as the word follows the preposition by, hence it is nounlike, but on the other hand it is verblike because it is followed by the object special arrangements with management .
Thank you.
"You can't get credit except by making special arrangements with management." [Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.]
My question is: is the ing-word (gerund?) "making" , in the sentence, verblike or nounlike? It's a bit confusing as the word follows the preposition by, hence it is nounlike, but on the other hand it is verblike because it is followed by the object special arrangements with management .
Thank you.
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Hi, It's a bit like a verb and a bit like a noun. That's the nature of a gerund. Clive
- Hi, It's a bit like a verb and a bit like a noun.
- That's the nature of a gerund.
- Clive
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Hi,
It's a bit like a verb and a bit like a noun. That's the nature of a gerund.
Clive
It's a bit like a verb and a bit like a noun. That's the nature of a gerund.
Clive
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CliveHi,Hi,
It's a bit like a verb and a bit like a noun. That's the nature of a gerund.
Clive
Thank you, Clive, for your useful reply. So, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle can be applied here, can't it?
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