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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Watching TV at home, his father had four cups of tea.

Watching TV at home, ….. .
a)my friend came in and sat down
b)the doorbell rang several times
c)his father had four cups of tea (Answer Key)
d)the light went out suddenly

Hi,
What kind of grammar is about my question? Can we say it's about gerund phrases?

I mean can we call the sentence below a gerund phrase?

Watching TV at home, his father had four cups of tea.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

sb70012 Can we say it's about gerund phrases? No. Participle phrases, or participial phrases or participle clauses.

— CalifJim

  • sb70012 Can we say it's about gerund phrases?
  • No.
  • Participle phrases, or participial phrases or participle clauses.
  • The stem of the question has the participle clause ( Watching TV at home ).
  • The rest of the sentence which you are asked to choose is the main clause.
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sb70012Can we say it's about gerund phrases?
No. Participle phrases, or participial phrases or participle clauses. The stem of the question has the participle clause (Watching TV at home). The rest of the sentence which you are asked to choose is the main clause.
sb70012I mean can we call the sentence below a gerund phrase? Wa
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sb70012Can we say it's about gerund phrases?
The gerund is spelled exactly like the present participle.
So how do you tell the difference? Only in the context of a sentence.

A gerund always functions as a noun in a sentence. A participle is a modifier of another word (phrase, or clause) in the sentence. So you have to analyze the sentence to det
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