In Numbers^x, Gerunds^x

Hello Casi 1 First a possessive pronoun possP modifies a present participle Mea culpa of course my modifies head 2 Second redundancy is the reason adverbial clauses are reduced to adverbial phrases It seems to me that the argument in this section starts from the assumption that after ing isn t a...

Hello Komountain and Paco I m more than happy to continue this discussion I too want to clear up the doubts So please don t be concerned it s no trouble at all I hope you don t mind if I answer both your posts at once Fowler s article in Modern Usage on the gerund gives this example with the...

Hello Komountain 1 After eating lunch my bike was fixed you re correct this sentence is wrong and suggests that the bike had eaten lunch which only happens in Polish cartoons 2 After eating lunch I fixed my bike you re right eating relates to I 3 By inserting the word or the ambiguity can be...

Hi MountainHiker Thank you for your comments they have given me some new idea and before I begin a revision of my essay would you please answer another important for me question 1 2 An endless number of stresses are as much a part of this job as paparazzi are always trying to research your...

Dear Miriam Your interpretation of the first stanza was very intereting Infact I m going to tell my students to think about your interpretation You are right there is no fun if we take things literally when it comes to understanding a poem By the way You may want to read what people in other...

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 walked on the moon is as...

Hi I m confused about when should we use a gerund after to I know that if to is a preposition then it must either be followed by a gerund or noun the thing is I cannot differentiate whether to is a preposition or part of a to infinitive One suggestion was It is possible to check whether to is a...

I would say only the first sentence is correct 2 and 4 are incorrect because you need a gerund to modify a noun Number 3 is incorrect too because it lacks a determiner You would need a

2 nq 1 There are two sentences that look weird to me 1 She is listening to them talk 2 This many marbles should be used to emphasize many But not sure Does anyone answer me how they work grammatically Thanks in advance nq 1 Verbs of perception are followed by bare infinitives or gerunds 2 Many...