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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

POS - asking

In the sentence, "After class, the teacher reprimanded him for asking many questions." what are the parts of speech of the words asking and questions?
  

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In traditional English grammar, "asking" is a gerund . Modern grammars would call it just a verb , or perhaps a non-finite verb . So your answer for this word depends on if your school it teaching you according to traditional or modern linguistics.

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  • In traditional English grammar, "asking" is a gerund .
  • Modern grammars would call it just a verb , or perhaps a non-finite verb .
  • So your answer for this word depends on if your school it teaching you according to traditional or modern linguistics.
  • "questions" is a (plural) noun .
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In traditional English grammar, "asking" is a gerund. Modern grammars would call it just a verb, or perhaps a non-finite verb. So your answer for this word depends on if your school it teaching you according to traditional or modern linguistics.
"questions" is a (plural) noun.
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