In Nouns^x, Direct objects^x, Gerunds^x

Anonymous wrote Hi quick question In the sentence that follows what part of speech tense gerund present progressive or grammatical role subject verb is loving and why Furthermore what grammatical role is someone and why Essentially what do you make of this sentence It sounds a bit odd to my...

User_gary wrote Philip wrote User_gary wrote I am eating oranges everyday in the morning Here eating is adjective i e past participle or noun i e Gerund What you have is the present continuous tense and it really should be I eat oranges every day OK Thank you Let consider this I like eating...

Sheerinshaikh wrote pls tell me which is correct sentence IAM LOOKING FORWARD TO MEET YOU OR IAM LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU amp why please pls reply me soon thanks Most learners get confused by the infinitive to thinking that after to the bare form of the verb must be followed In fact it s...

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 infinitives...

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 grammar books on the...

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 Walking horse Walking...

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 heaven Going is a...

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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 So i ask him...