By Gerunds, Auxiliaries

The list isn't meant to be exhaustive or carefully arranged. Any additions, corrections or further examples would be welcomed. 1 main verbs; lexical verbs (all verbs which are not auxiliaries or modals) 2 action verbs; event verbs; dynamic verbs (a verb which can be used in...

Anonymous wrote:1. He began closing the door. Is "began" an auxiliary verb in the sentence? And, what about "closing"? Is it a participle modifying "he," a gerund functioning as the direct object, or the main verb?Began is the finite verb or the main verb and closing is its object.CBEDIT:...

This sentence sounds a bit strange to me maybe it is because of the word "began". Anyway, y try: Is "began" an auxiliary verb in the sentence? No. It is called predicator. It is the verb of the sentence. And, what about "closing"? Is it a participle modifying "he," a gerund functioning as...

Began? Closing? 1. He began closing the door. Is "began" an auxiliary verb in the sentence? And, what about "closing"? Is it a participle modifying "he," a gerund functioning as the direct object, or the main verb? Thank you very much.

Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentence below correct in terms of grammar (verbs, nouns and so on that are italic)? Adjective They say that Simon is the strongest man in the fitness club. He is the strongest man on earth That is the strongest building in the city Neither Joan nor Jamie...

SHALL AND WILL IT is unfortunate that the idiomatic use, while it comes by nature to southern Englishmen (who will find most of this section superfluous), is so complicated that those who are not to the manner born can hardly acquire it; and for them the section is in danger of being...

MrPedantic wrote: On reflection, there is a possible ambiguity, which the past tense brings out a little better than the present: 1. I went fishing along the Thames. — gerund; = I went on a fishing trip along the Thames. 2. I went fishing along the Thames. — participle; = I went along the...

MrPedantic wrote:3. There is no reason to suspect they automatically believed he was imprisoned there, as opposed to having been being stationed there during his military career. (From Google)Hello, MrP,Welcome to the show! I know everything can be found with Google. To my mind, the above...

The house will have needed repainting is grammatically correct but sounds odd. I can't think of a situation in which I could say it. With regard to your question, there is no such thing as a continuous gerund. Repainting is usually just called a gerund but you can also call it a present gerund....