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Roky0071 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
worth doing something
My question is that 1."It's worth making an appointment before you go." here " making" after worth is participle or gerund? If it is a participle then how did it work here? as adjective or a continuous aspect?
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It's worth [ making an appointment before you go ]. Making is a participle verb-form acting as head of the bracketed clause above, which is a complement licensed by worth . Worth can also take noun phrase complements, as in It was worth every penny.
- It's worth [ making an appointment before you go ].
- Making is a participle verb-form acting as head of the bracketed clause above, which is a complement licensed by worth .
- Worth can also take noun phrase complements, as in It was worth every penny.
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It's worth [making an appointment before you go].
Making is a participle verb-form acting as head of the bracketed clause above, which is a complement licensed by worth. Worth can also take noun phrase complements, as in It was worth every penny.
(The clause does not have continuous aspect.)
Making is a participle verb-form acting as head of the bracketed clause above, which is a complement licensed by worth. Worth can also take noun phrase complements, as in It was worth every penny.
(The clause does not have continuous aspect.)
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Aspara GusMaking is a participle verb-form acting as head of the bracketed clause above, which is a complement licensed by worth.In other words, a gerund, roky0071, rather than a participle, in more traditional grammar.
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