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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Present participle/ Gerund?
1. Wrapping up, I’d like to thank you for patiently listening to this episode on a very confusing topic!
2. I saw a skiing monkey. (in my dream :-D)
Could you please tell me whether 'listening' and 'skiing' , in the above sentences ,are present participles or gerunds?
2. I saw a skiing monkey. (in my dream :-D)
Could you please tell me whether 'listening' and 'skiing' , in the above sentences ,are present participles or gerunds?
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LeGion12359present participlesThey're not gerunds because they don't occur in the given sentences where nouns would normally occur (subjects, objects, etc.).
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CalifJimThey're not gerunds because they don't occur in the given sentences where nouns would normally occur (subjects, objects, etc.).CJBut, they can be replaced by a simple noun, like this:
1. I saw Sam. (Sam=object)
2. Wrapping up, I’d like to thank you for this. (this=object of preposition )
What do you think?
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Wrapping up, I’d like to thank you for patiently listening to this episode on a very confusing topic!
Hmmmm. I would have said 'listening' is a gerund here.
Consider.-
I'd like to thank you for something . . .
I'd like to thank
Hmmmm. I would have said 'listening' is a gerund here.
Consider.-
I'd like to thank you for something . . .
I'd like to thank
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CliveHmmmm. I would have said 'listening' is a gerund here.Consider.- I'd like to thank you for something . . . I'd like to thank you for your attention . . .I'd like to thank you for listening. . . CliveI concur with you,sir. And what about 'skiing'?
It can also be replaced by a simple noun,like:
I saw Sam (Sam=object of the verb 'saw')
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CliveHmmmm. I would have said 'listening' is a gerund here.Agree! Anytime when you have the prep "for" in construction with an "ing" verb, that "ing" verb is a gerund.
Thank you for waiting.
This is the receipt for parking which is $20.
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I saw a skiing monkey. 'Skiing' here is adjectival. It describes what the monkey was doing.
But now consider this.
I saw a skiing teacher. This could be adjectival, describing what the teacher was doing.
Or it could more likely b
But now consider this.
I saw a skiing teacher. This could be adjectival, describing what the teacher was doing.
Or it could more likely b
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LeGion12359But, they can be replaced by a simple noun, like this:My comments applied to 'wrapping' and 'skiing'. I actually missed 'listening', not thinking you'd put two examples in one sentence.
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