I don't even know the "traditional" term for the structure we're discussing here (with making ... ) except that it involves a present participle. CJ: In the "classical" grammar I learned soon after the emergence of

Hi teachers, My English Grammar written by Raymond Murphy says after CAN'T STAND we must use a gerund, not an infinitive, but in Longman English dictionary,It gives an example with CAN'T STAND + INFINITIVE: Quote : can't stand

Hi CB, thanks so much for your reply(i was the one who asked about the differences between verbal nouns and gerunds). i agree that there seems to be discrepancies between one grammarians usage and another's. I certainly like your definition of

hi, i've been struggling with coming to grips with the differences between verbal nouns and gerunds. e.g. John's singing the national anthem bothered me. or John's singing of the national anthem bothered me. which is correct, and in

Hi teachers, Many grammar books say: " dislike/dread + v-ing" except " dread to think", but in my Mastering American English grammar book it says "dislike" and "dread" can be followed by either an infinitive

Does the applicant have experience utilizing computerized tomography ? What is the underlined part called in English grammar? Why must the -ing form be used? Is it an adverbial, a gerund form, or something different? and I want to have my

Hi Cogar, Use the possessive with the -ing, absolutely! (I'm afraid to say gerund or present participle anymore - discussed this yesterday with CJ - see Him doing and His doing in General English Grammar) But you'd say, "I am

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

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun . It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written.

Thanks Spectacled-Girl for your prompt reply. In A Practical English Grammar by Oxford University Press topic No. 98, it is said "Verb placed immediately after the preposition must be in the gerund form." e.g. He left without paying his