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Raymond Kii Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Question about gerunds and if-sentences

Hi everyone, this is Raymond.
I have 2 questions and I hope you guys could help me Emotion: smile

#1. Can all verbs form gerunds?

If not, what are the special or exceptional rules ?
Or is there any expection cases?

#2 Look at the following sentence:

''Permanent teeth cannot be replaced by new teeth if lost.''
In this sentence, is the phrase 'if lost' considered as a conditional sentence (type 2 - imaginative) ?
If not, why do we need to use 'lost' here?
What is the part of speech of it?

Thanks in advance Emotion: smile
  

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Raymond Kii #1. Can all verbs form gerunds? No.

— CalifJim

  • Raymond Kii #1.
  • Can all verbs form gerunds?
  • No.
  • The modal verbs cannot, so there are no words like maying, musting, shoulding , and so forth.
  • '' In this sentence, is the phrase 'if lost' considered as a conditional sentence (type 2 - imaginative) ?
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Raymond Kii#1. Can all verbs form gerunds?
No. The modal verbs cannot, so there are no words like maying, musting, shoulding, and so forth.
Raymond Kii''Permanent teeth cannot be replaced by new teeth if lost.''
In this sentence, is the phrase 'if lost' considered as a conditional sentence (type 2 - imaginative) ?
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