By Gerunds, Direct objects

Verbs that take only gerunds as verbal direct objects deny risk delay consider can't help keep give up be fond of finish quit put off practice postpone tolerate suggest stop (quit) regret enjoy keep...

to remember sg sg = to have seen him in gerund (or infinitive). Gerunds always function as nouns, but infinitives often also serve as nouns. Deciding which to use can be confusing in many situations, especially for people whose first language is not English. Confusion between gerunds and...

I can't be sure but I think there is only one verb/verb phrase in this sentence. I + was used to + being told + what + to do + at the factory.pronoun + verb phrase + noun (gerund phrase) + direct object (pronoun?) + infinitive phrase + prepositional phrase

Hello Believer I think Paco is using the phrase "verbal noun" in the sense "noun derived from a verb". Thus "rescue" and "notification" qualify as "verbal nouns", because the first derives from the verb "rescue", and the second from the verb "notify". (I hope I'm not misrepresenting Paco.) Some...

Am I correct in saying gerund is a verbal noun? Going home I met Joe. Which is the gerund here? 'Going home'? Yes, I think. What is 'going'? A non-finite verb in the gerund phrase the direct object of which is 'a house', nicht war? Am I correct in saying participle is an adjectival phrase?...

1.He is the most upset. = He is the most upset of those in the group. 0r: he is the most upset he has ever been.He is most upset. = He is upset to a great degree. 2. I think either works, though the second may be somewhat informal with "from" ellipted.This will prevent their ever going to...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on it. ...

What is the word sucks in "Homework sucks"? Is it a verb or an adjective? If it is a verb, what does homework suck?This brings up an excellent point, and a wonderful opportunity to discover the beautiful syntactic structure of the English language. The question at hand is "Does an English verb...

She glorified God by giving back to Him the very thing He desired. She: subjectglorified: verbGod: direct object by giving back to Him the very thing He desired: prepositional phrase, which modifies glorifiedgiving back: gerund (noun) from the phrasal verb to give back, which means to...