In Gerunds^x

Mirapence, your help is just priceless!!! I'm really sorry for having given you so much labour; I defiinitely overdid. I am, however, very thankful for your explanation. After this "injection of knowledge" you gave me, I decided go on phrases and hope to get through them with your help. I...

Hi Camilus, You've given me a lot of homework. it weighs on my back, but it never is the last straw. Fortunately, my back is strong enough. I Appositives vs. Parenthetical Element a) Neil Armstrong, the first man who walked on the moon, is a native of Ohio. Here, “the first man who...

Thank you a lot for your help, Mirapence. I Appositives vs. Parenthetical Element Do the following examples of non-restrictive appositives act as parenthetical elements?To be more precise, can I call non-restricitive appositives parenthetical elements? Examples: a) Neil Armstrong, the...

Hi camilus, Allow me to comment on the second question first. As a gerund and a present participle take the same form appearing with a verb + ing, they may be a bit confusing if you judge them only by their looks. Yet, their functions are quite different from each other. 1.Present...

I am sorry for giving you a lot of hassle trying to explain me those phrases, but they are material for me. Accordingly, some of my future post will be devoted to this issue. Can I please you to bear with me and help me here: 1. Does the non-restrictive appositive phrase mean the same (does...

In this Tatu's song there's the following text: All the things she said All the things she said Runnin' through my head (3x) All the things she said All the things she said Runnin' through my head (2x) All the things she said All the things she said This is not enough, enough (Echo...

Rommie did, in another recent thread: Re: Please Help me Posted: 03-20-2004 03:44 PM Sure thing. The phrase "used to", in this context, means "familiar with", so it expects to be followed by a noun. For instance, "I'm used to aeroplanes" would be the same usage. So, what follows it has to...

Sure thing. The phrase "used to", in this context, means "familiar with", so it expects to be followed by a noun. For instance, "I'm used to aeroplanes" would be the same usage. So, what follows it has to be a noun, or a noun phrase. Of your two choices, "wake up" is a verb, and "waking up" is...

Yes, but it would take several web pages. I generally advise people that vague questions like "tell me all about verbs" are a bad idea on fora such as this. I'm sure, though, that if you made your question a bit more specific, you'd get a lot more answers. Rommie

Can some one explain those prease? Thanks you