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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
present participle or gerund
a state of being very angry.
In the above sentence being is noun or present participle or gerund.
can you please clear my doubt ?
In the above sentence being is noun or present participle or gerund.
can you please clear my doubt ?
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It's a gerund. [ You need to review the word 'doubt' in your dictionary. ]
- It's a gerund.
- [ You need to review the word 'doubt' in your dictionary.
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2 Answers
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It's a gerund.
[ You need to review the word 'doubt' in your dictionary.
]
[ You need to review the word 'doubt' in your dictionary.
]
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I agree that is a a gerund if you have to choose. However, I agree with Quirk et al (1985) and Huddleston and Pullum (2002) that there is little point in distinguishing between these two -ing forms.
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