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Yellowstarstruck Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Swim and Swimming
Could someone check these? I want to define grammatically what swim is in these examples.
I will go swimming. Verb
It is fun to swim. Verb
Swimming is fun. Gerund
I like swimming. Verb
I want to go for a swim. Noun
I like to swim. Noun
Any other examples for swimming used as a noun? Cheers Fulvio
I will go swimming. Verb
It is fun to swim. Verb
Swimming is fun. Gerund
I like swimming. Verb
I want to go for a swim. Noun
I like to swim. Noun
Any other examples for swimming used as a noun? Cheers Fulvio
Top answer
I will go swimming. Verb OK. It is fun to swim.
- I will go swimming.
- Verb OK.
- It is fun to swim.
- Verb OK.
- Swimming is fun.
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I will go swimming. Verb OK.
It is fun to swim. Verb OK.
Swimming is fun. Gerund OK.
I like swimming. Verb No. Gerund.
I want to go for a swim.
It is fun to swim. Verb OK.
Swimming is fun. Gerund OK.
I like swimming. Verb No. Gerund.
I want to go for a swim.
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The others are OK, but:
I like to swim. Verb
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I like swimming. This is more likely a participial clause as object, isn't it? (the subject of the non-finite verb is the same as the subject of the main verb.)
I like to swim. Verb
Edit:
I like swimming. This is more likely a participial clause as object, isn't it? (the subject of the non-finite verb is the same as the subject of the main verb.)
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Never mind, CJ. Somewhere there's a thread that already explained this to me...I've just forgotten what it said and where it is!
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Let me know where that thread is if and when you find it. This is a thorny subject and I could use a review myself.
CJ
CJ
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