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Hans51 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

The speech part of dancing

I can't imagine you dancing.

Here in the sentence, the speech part of dancing is a gerund like 'mind you dancing' or a present participle like 'see you dancing'?

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.

  

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Hans51 What do you native English speakers think? Compare these two sentences. I can't imagine you dancing.

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  • Hans51 What do you native English speakers think?
  • Compare these two sentences.
  • I can't imagine you dancing.
  • " Paraphrase: You are so stiff and awkward, that graceful movements like dance would be practically impossible for you to do.
  • ) I can't imagine your dancing.
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Hans51What do you native English speakers think?

Compare these two sentences.

I can't imagine you dancing. (catenative verb "imagine" followed by the verb "dancing."

Paraphrase: You are so stiff and awkward, that graceful movements like dance would be practically impossible for you to do. )

I can't imagine your danci

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