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Re: article before gerund?

.Yes, it is an adjective-- and being so, can divide Philip up (via secondary reclassification) into several different personalities, several different Philips, who thereby become countable.

Teaching English (TEFL) by Mister Micawber 7 days ago Articles Gerunds
article before gerund?

Mother dragged a screaming Phillip to bed. How do you explain (to an TEFL student) the use of a (article) in this case. I can`t find a rule. Is screaming a gerund or a verbal noun? It`s functioning as an adjective! Thanks, Solatedo.

Teaching English (TEFL) by Anonymous 7 days ago TEFL Articles Nouns Gerunds
Re: A sequel to an article before a gerund question

<<I think making instances (that is "separate occurances") is what has been done for these sentences I copied>>I agree.This is not official, but to me, where the object of "playing" is uncountable, then so is "playing." "I spent the afternoon...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Avangi 19 days ago Articles Dates Gerunds Universities
Re: A sequel to an article before a gerund question

Hi,I think I have seen more than enough cases where what people call a verbal noun has the indefinite article 'a' in front of it and at the very least, the sheer number (should it be - sheer numbrs??) of it warrants some good explanations from experts in this forum. I think I can laid out...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 19 days ago Articles Nouns Numbers Gerunds Indefinite articles Definite articles Quotation marks Hyphens

A sequel to an article before a gerund question

Hi,Can you please tell me why a person use an indefinite article before a gerund/verbal noun? I think here people are making an instance of all the gerund/verbal noun "a playing" and not making types of it. Like I have said in the thread named "indefinite article before a...

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Re: indefinite article before a gerund

I am not sure if the following answers your question but I'll say it anyway. Some grammarians don't distinguish between verbal nouns (= complete nouns formed from verbs with the ing ending) and gerunds (= words that are neither verbs nor nouns but resemble both to some extent). Some...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Cool Breeze 22 days ago Articles Verbs Plurals Nouns Gerunds Countable nouns Indefinite articles Definite articles Speaking English
indefinite article before a gerund

Hi,I think native speakers go about making something like a gerund or content in parentheses with the thoughts in mind that a tactic of makig it a type or instance is possible.eg,discussiona discussion -- an instance of discussion, thus countableshampooa dandruff shampoo -- a possible type of...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 22 days ago Articles Gerunds Indefinite articles Definite articles
Re: a shouting

Thank you.I consider the word "shouting" a gerund and the use of an article, whether it be definite or indefinite, is not new, I think. What is appropriate in certain circumstances is difficult to know. Can you tell me what I need to know?eg,We men have troubles and concerns. It is a...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 23 days ago Articles Gerunds
Re: decline.

Just to clarify about the indefinite article: it's OK to say "stores and restaurants see sharp decline in sales" without the article when using the present tense; in fact it has the ring of a newspaper headline. On the other hand when using the gerund not using the article in this...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Huevos 47 days ago Articles Grammar Tenses Present tenses Gerunds Indefinite articles Definite articles
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Hi, It has been known to me that a gerund can function as a noun and should or likely to be treated more as an uncountable noun than a countable noun. Mixing of sugar and flour makes this dough ... If you want to be specific, I think you could write: The mixing of sugar and flour makes this...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Believer 55 days ago Articles Dates Nouns Gerunds Uncountable nouns Countable nouns Indefinite articles Definite articles Quotation marks Semantic meanings