Now if I look up "are," the dictionary tells me that it is the present plural of "be." But what I would expect is that it would tell me that it is the present plural of "am" or "is" because those are the

Many learners have asked the same question and as much as I hate to disappoint you, there are grammar rule that don't fully explain the "whys" in English. The verb "try" is one of those exceptions that can either take an

"Loving her" is a gerund phrase. A gerund phrase functions as a noun in the great sentence. If you substitute the gerund phrase for a simple noun it can be clearly seen that "me" is incorrect: " do you like me new haircut

Shouldn't it be 'as me loving her'? "Loving her" is a gerund phrase. A gerund phrase functions as a noun in the great sentence. If you substitute the gerund phrase for a simple noun it can be clearly seen that "me"

Hi, Here is another problem! Lift maintaining maintenance fee/rate/charge I really don't know how to decide when I should use gerund and when I use noun. Could anybody help me with it? I think a general rule probably is to

Hi, I think you can start by using proper capitalization and spelling. i ' m trying to correct my ungrammatica ll sentence. i tried correcting repairing/ adjusting the switch but the lamp still did not work. Gerund and

It depends entirely on the context: After erupting, Mt. St. Helen's continued smoking for days. After the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's, observers stayed on for days. After graduation only a minority of the students continued

Adding to PHilip's comment, the gerund form is more idiomatic and commom. Learning English is a long process, thus the time must be continual from past to present and perhaps into the future. I would say present perfect is a more

Here is how my logic processed these 3 sentences. While these sentences look grammatically correct, I think using them in the present progressive form in conjunction with a gerund structure seem a bit awkward in this context from a scenario

Hi, Why you think that bounc ING baby = a healthy, vigorous baby? 'Bouncing baby' is a phrase. You need to use it in a full sentence to make sense of it. Mary has a new bouncing baby boy . Here, 'bouncing'