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OnceInAWHile Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

What is 'making'?

Please help!

What is 'Making' in the following sentence? A gerund?

"Making such a statement in that situation is nuts."

What about 'Spending' and 'making' in this one?

"Spending that much time making such a statement in that situation is nuts."

Thanks
OnceInAWhile
  

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" What about 'Spending' and 'making' in this one? " The "act" of making and spending = gerund. Likewise, cooking is my favorite pastime.

— Dimsumexpress

  • " What about 'Spending' and 'making' in this one?
  • " The "act" of making and spending = gerund.
  • Likewise, cooking is my favorite pastime.
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OnceInAWHileMaking such a statement in that situation is nuts."

What about 'Spending' and 'making' in this one?

"Spending that much time making such a statement in that situation is nuts."
The "act" of making and spending = gerund. Likewise, cooking is my favorite pastime.
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dimsumexpress
OnceInAWHileMaking such a statement in that situation is nuts."What about 'Spending' and 'making' in this one?"Spending that much time making such a statement in that situation is nuts."
The "act" of making and spending = gerund. Likewise, cooking is my favorite pastime.
One more try please.


Decis
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Yes they are. The noun "decision" in "decision making", like many gerund phrases; such as " baby-sitting", "house painting" etc., is a modifier describing the type of action or activity.
Making decision / decision making is not my best attribute.
Consider:

"Making an intelligent decision" can change your life."
"Intelligent decision making can mean th
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Somewhere in this site, someone stated that 'making' in the second sentence was not gerund and I quote:

" 'making' is not the subject; the subject is the whole nonfinite clause, 'making decisions', and the participial -ing verb form is the head of that clause."

Anyone supports this line of thought? If you do, why?

Thanks,
OnceInAWhile
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