http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeMeaningsNounsGerunds/wmwhr/post.htm#729697Thu, 14 May 2009 15:00:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:729697AlpheccaStars0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeMeaningsNounsGerunds/wmwhr/post.htm#729697http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-729697.xmlAnon: I would ask your question a bit differently. First of all, the examples you give are verbs, not nouns. In English, words often can have different parts of speech, and we can derive a noun from most of our verbs. I don&#39;t know any exceptions! For example - endure - endurance; reside - residence; bear - bearing. Second, the gerund is the same word as the verb form called the present participle. It is created by adding the ending &quot;-ing&quot; to the verb. A present participle that is used grammatically as a noun is called a gerund. For example, it can be the subject of a sentence, or an object. A present participle can also be an adjective and describe a noun. There are cases where the present participle is a...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeMeaningsNounsGerunds/wmwhr/post.htm#729645Thu, 14 May 2009 14:32:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:729645Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeMeaningsNounsGerunds/wmwhr/post.htm#729645http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-729645.xmlHi, Looking at the dirence in meaning between abide (reside/stay/bear/endure) how is it that when it becomes abiding it only picks up the sense of permanece / complying with... Do gerunds usually pick up only nuanced meanings from the original noun? This sounds like a huge generalization. My first reaction is to say &#39;No&#39;. If you pick a verb at random, like &#39;cut&#39; for example, which has quite a number of meanings, it&#39;s just not true. You&#39;d have to look at verbs on a case by case basis, to verify your hypothesis. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeMeaningsNounsGerunds/wmwhr/post.htmThu, 14 May 2009 13:19:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:729555Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangeMeaningsNounsGerunds/wmwhr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-729555.xmlLooking at the dirence in meaning between abide (reside/stay/bear/endure) how is it that when it becomes abiding it only picks up the sense of permanece / complying with... Do gerunds usually pick up only nuanced meanings from the original noun?