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Ter Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Use of Gerund

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playing - what type of gerund is that? Is there such thing as a gerund after noun?.....

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Ter playing - what type of gerund is that? Terminology may differ from book to book, but I would call it a participle, not a gerund. Probably the best designation is "-ing form".

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  • Ter playing - what type of gerund is that?
  • Terminology may differ from book to book, but I would call it a participle, not a gerund.
  • Probably the best designation is "-ing form".
  • Ter Is there such thing as a gerund after noun?
  • -ing forms of verbs do occur after nouns, yes.
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Terplaying - what type of gerund is that?
Terminology may differ from book to book, but I would call it a participle, not a gerund. Probably the best designation is "-ing form".
TerIs there such thing as a gerund after noun?
-ing forms of verbs do occur after nouns, yes. The most typical cases of the kind you
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