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Being stuck - is it a gerund?

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Latest post Sat, Jan 13 2007 8:20 PM by Cool Breeze. 6 replies.
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Selecter  +  314803 Sat, 13 Jan 07 01:40 PM
I think not. My brother claims it is. His sentence:
"I know what it's like being stuck on the road"

Is it a gerund? Why?
Selecter
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Please correct my mistakes if there are any.
Inchoateknowledge  +  314814 Sat, 13 Jan 07 02:05 PM

IMO, it is a nonfinite verb phrase and functions as a noun; in a word a  gerund

"I know what it's like being stuck on the road"

It is like this being stuck on the road
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Beep! Beep! :)
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Selecter, 2 yr 317 days ago
Any other opinions? A confirmation perhaps?
Cool Breeze  +  314893 Sat, 13 Jan 07 05:48 PM
 Selecter wrote:
Any other opinions? A confirmation perhaps?

Being stuck is a passive gerund.
CB
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Inchoateknowledge, 2 yr 317 days ago
statal passive gerund Wink [;)]
Selecter, 2 yr 317 days ago
Interesting... All those gerunds are so cool Smile [:)]
Cool Breeze  +  314922 Sat, 13 Jan 07 08:20 PM
 Selecter wrote:
Interesting... All those gerunds are so cool Smile [:)]

I'm looking forward to the day when they are Cool...Smile [:)]
CB
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