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	Anonymous  [More info] Walking is a good exercise. Here walking functions as a gerund, but it is an intransitive verb. Do transitive verbs also function as gerunds, because they don't have an object? Anonymous+0

	+1 Mister Micawber  [More info] Transitive verbs form gerundial phrases:  Walking your dog is good exercise. Mister Micawber+35 Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 37,724 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	+1 CalifJim  [More info] Anonymous “ Put simply, must I mention an object even while using the transitive verb as a gerund?” If it is transitive only, then it has to have an object regardless whether it is the main verb or a gerund. You don't say:  Mary recognized. Therefore, you don't say:  Recognizing is tough. There may be poetic or literary uses of what you are talking about, but in general the properties of the gerund are the same as the properties of the associated main verb. CJ CalifJim+14 Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 26,815 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	+1 dimsumexpress  [More info] Here is my take: Recognizing the immediate danger,he ordered everyone to evacuate the building. - participle phrase usge. Anonymous “ Recognize is a transitive verb, but I've used it without an object and as a gerund. Is that acceptable? Or, must I say 'recognizing X is tough' and provide an object? Put simply, must I mention an object even while using the transitive verb as a gerund? ” Recognizing our own shortcomings is something most of us unable to do. Noun phrase usage.       Without supporting contexts, the two phrases below are just plain phrases which can't be determined . Whether it's a noun or participle phrase, to me, really depends on the how the main clause is constructed. Recognizing the immediate danger .. Recognizing our own shortcomings .. dimsumexpress-3 Joined on Mon, Oct 12 2009 Somewhere in California Contributing Member 1,386