victorycountry  +  96299 Thu, 05 May 05 09:31 AM Hi, According to a site on Gerund Phrase, it is possible to eliminate a compound sentence by changing it into a gerund phrase with a preposition. (e.g.) Jerry has an annoying habit, and it is slamming doors. Jerry has an annoying habit of slamming doors. Could someone please give me other examples. Thanks in advance. victorycountry Joined on Sat, Oct 16 2004 Full Member 313 Prepositions, Gerunds

	paco2004  +  96301 Thu, 05 May 05 09:44 AM Hello VC I think it's OK. I found online an example as follows; My husband has this annoying habit of saying, "Oh, baby" during sex. paco paco2004 Joined on Wed, Nov 17 2004 Senior Member 4,095 In Japan today even dogs are learning how to bow-wow in English. Gerunds

	victorycountry  +  96317 Thu, 05 May 05 11:18 AM How about the following examples which I made? (1) The book has an interesting article and it is on the USA. The book has an interesting article of on the USA. => Even though this sentence doesn't have a gerund phrase. (2) I went to a place and it was very quite. I went to a place of very quite. Could someone please check if these sentences do make sense? Thanks in advance. victorycountry Articles, Gerunds

	Klavier  +  97731 Mon, 09 May 05 05:36 PM I'm just a learner, but I think they should be: The book has an interesting article on the USA. (of out) I went to a place very quite. (of out) Klavier Joined on Thu, Sep 23 2004 Chile Full Member 357 "If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants" Isaac Newton Articles, Gerunds

	yogi2005  +  97780 Mon, 09 May 05 09:55 PM hi VC, I'm not so sure if the examples you've given are exactly the ones you're looking for as they don't go according to the same pattern as the previous one. In addition, I think it would sound better if you said in #1) about the USA and in #2) a place of quietness and my example A friend of mine has a hobby, and it is foxhunting. A friend of mine has a hobby of hunting foxes. yogi2005 Joined on Thu, Mar 31 2005 Full Member 197 Gerunds

	MrPedantic  +  97817 Tue, 10 May 05 12:47 AM ...I went to a place of very quite... Here, you would simply say 'I went to a very quiet place'. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris... Gerunds

	CalifJim  +  97923 Tue, 10 May 05 08:41 AM There are only a limited number of abstract nouns for which this pattern applies. From the examples below, you can pretty much guess the kind of noun that is needed. The "of ---ing" phrase forms an appositive to the noun in question. Among the possibilities are "habit", "custom", "tradition", "situation", "predicament", and "problem". They had the tradition of waking up at 4 o'clock and watching the sun rise every Easter. They were in the unenviable predicament of owing money to everyone they knew. They were faced with the problem of not knowing what to do with the puppy they had found on their doorstep. They were in the awkward position of having to refuse the invitation. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,475 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Nouns, Gerunds, Invitations, Abstract Nouns