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Rajan123 Posted 21 years ago
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Music is what keeps me going.

1) Can anybody explain me why "which" has not been used, why "what" has been used.

2) What promted us to use word "going" in above sentence. As per my understanding going is a gerund.
  

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" What prom p ted us to use word "going" in above sentence. As per my understanding going is a gerund. This "going" is rather a present participle, though the meaning is "active" or "vigorous".

— Paco2004

  • " What prom p ted us to use word "going" in above sentence.
  • As per my understanding going is a gerund.
  • This "going" is rather a present participle, though the meaning is "active" or "vigorous".
  • Can anybody explain me why "which" has not been used, why "what" has been used.
  • You can say "This is the music which keeps me going" but not "This is which keeps me going".
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"Music is what keeps me going."
What prompted us to use word "going" in above sentence. As per my understanding going is a gerund.
This "going" is rather a present participle, though the meaning is "active" or "vigorous".
Can anybody explain me why "which" has not been used, why "what" has been used.
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