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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Please tell me if either of the following sentences are gerunds.

Hello,

please tell me if either of the following sentences are gerunds.

Within walking distance of my apartment.

I see more older people walking.

Thank you.

  

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anonymous please tell me if either of the following sentences are gerunds. Please tell me if either of the following phrases contain gerunds. Note above how to write your request.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous please tell me if either of the following sentences are gerunds.
  • Please tell me if either of the following phrases contain gerunds.
  • Note above how to write your request.
  • The first phrase is not a sentence, and in any case a whole sentence cannot be a gerund.
  • The answer is "no".
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anonymousplease tell me if either of the following sentences are gerunds.
Please tell me if either of the following phrases contain gerunds.

Note above how to write your request. The first phrase is not a sentence, and in any case a whole sentence cannot be a gerund.

The answer is "no". There are no

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anonymouswithin walking distance of my apartment

'walking' is a modifier of 'distance', so it's not a noun, so it isn't a subject or object.

anonymousI see more older people walking.

'walking' is a verb — an activity verb, so it's not a noun, so it isn't a subject of object.

CJ

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anonymousI see more older people walking.

The verb "walking" is a complement of the catenative verb "see".

English has quite a few verbs which form "chains" of actions.

Here are two references for catenative verbs:

https://www.englishclub.com/

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anonymousolder people

Is this necessary? Would it not be enough to write old people?

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