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Hi, 1.give the part of speach of each word in the following passge. Here are what you can use : noun, pronoun,adjective,verb,(verbals)infinitive,gerund,participle, adverb,preposition, conjunction,interjection.In the marshy mists of a deserted village churchyard, a shivering, limping convict on...

I'm taking a correspondence course. This is one of the exercises that I need to submit. So please only grammar exerperts. 1.give the part of speach of each word in the following passge. Here are what you can use : noun, pronoun,adjective,verb,(verbals)infinitive,gerund,participle,...

Anonymous wrote: So was the rule every stated Hello Anon, A noun when placed before a gerund can be in the possessive case, provided that the action in the gerund relates to the noun, e.g. 1. Anderson's bowling isn't as good as his batting. 2. I don't like his singing. A possessive...

Grammar Geek wrote:Singing is a gerund, a noun, so it takes the possessive my. This is rather peculiar, I think. I have encountered the same thing on these forums many times. Native speakers say: "A gerund is a noun." Do they teach it that way in American schools and universities? Grammatical...

Anonymous wrote:Hi, TEO, What is NP? I googled it for grammar and thousands of refrences come up. They all assume, as you do, that we know what it is! Thanks for your reply. Hi Anon, NP = noun phrase. What Teo answers to his own question is that spend time on + noun phrase is an...

Hi, The word is a noun, not a pronoun. It's clearly being used as a form of address in the quoted sentence. Clive

Clive wrote:Today, we don't normally address anyone as 'jew'.Did we ever? Was it once a pronoun? The only reference I can find in the dictionary is related to being a descendant of Jacob.

Buddhaheart wrote:1. We really appreciate your giving us your opinion regarding this issue. OK 2. We really appreciate you giving us your opinion regarding this issue. Not OK What comes after the main verb ‘appreciate’ is a noun phrase ‘your giving …’. ‘Giving’ is a gerund acting as a noun....

First and foremost, thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it.1. We really appreciate your giving us your opinion regarding this issue. OK 2. We really appreciate you giving us your opinion regarding this issue. Not OK What comes after the main verb ‘appreciate’ is a noun phrase ‘your...

1. We really appreciate your giving us your opinion regarding this issue. OK 2. We really appreciate you giving us your opinion regarding this issue. Not OK What comes after the main verb ‘appreciate’ is a noun phrase ‘your giving …’. ‘Giving’ is a gerund acting as a noun. What precedes a...