Questions tagged [gerunds-vs-participles]
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Is “using” a gerund in this sentence?
“He was saved using advanced medical technology.”
I think “using” would be a gerund if you said “He was saved by using advanced medical technology,” where the gerund is the object of the preposition “...
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I was happy playing the piano (gerund or participle?)
In the sentence, “I was happy playing the piano,” is the phrase “playing the piano” a participial (Playing the piano, I was happy) or a gerund with an elided, or assumed, preposition (I was happy [...
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In “experience teaching”, is “experience” a noun adjunct?
In an MIT textbook from 2007 the author, Robert G. Gallager, writes in the preface:
My original purpose was to write an undergraduate text on digital communication,
but experience teaching this ...
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is it a gerund or a participle?
i can't distinguish a gerund and participle so i need your help..
Growing things in the garden
if this sentence is the title of a book, is "growing" a gerund or a participle?
I saw you dancing
in ...
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Dangling Participle and Gerund
" Inspiring, informing and celebrating teachers since 1988".
Is this sentence right?
I'm confuse whether all -ing verbs in this sentence act as a gerund as a noun or a present participial as an ...
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Can a gerund be used to start a question title? [duplicate]
For the sake of using less characters in a title I often change a question like:
How do I learn to ride a bike?
to:
Learning to ride a bike?
I know these two constructs are not identical in ...
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Is the word “moving” here a gerund or a present participle? [closed]
Is the word moving as used here in these two sentences gerund or a present participle?
The five stages of moving to a brand new place.
One of the most exciting parts of moving to a new place.
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Possessive-gerund/ sentence structure
Here's an alternative/clearer version of my original question:
Consider the following sentence:
Instead of his being stationed on a plank, I want him on a pedestal.
This shows the possessive ...
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What is the grammatical construction behind the word “climbing” in the phrase “climbing wall” or the word “running” in the phrase “running” shoes?
I am curious about the grammar behind the word "climbing" in the phrase "climbing wall" (or the word "running" in the phrase "running shoes," etc).
I first thought it was an adjective describing the ...
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In “Nobody was surprised at John being absent”, is “being” a present participle modifying “John” or a gerund whose subject is “John”?
Some time ago I learned the difference between a present participle and a gerund, so today I decided to pass any online test to make sure I understand it.
I passed it having made only one mistake, ...
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What is a gerund? A noun or a verb? 'His smoking upset me’
I've been studying the Huddleston and Pullum book for four months now. So far only one thing confuses me: the identity of gerund. Is it a noun or a verb?
His constant smoking upset me. smoking ...
