What is your favourite Grammar Book? I'm pleased you like my explanation! Thank you for that. I don't really have a favourite grammar book - and I haven't read a grammar book for about 30 years anyway. I think for basic elementary

I met a screenplay teacher who insisted "-ing" words (I'm referring to verbals), should not be in a screenplay. Only ... thing on my part, but I like the pp tense. Should I be worried about this? Thanks. W : ) This stems from an

Hi Ticce. There are some verbs which are followed with infg forms. __ Some verbs that are followed by -ing can also be followed by infinitive of purpose. One of them is stop. See these ones: I stopped talking . (I ceased to do it.) (I stopped

Hi Amy, On this interesting subject, the thread you indirectly directed me to yesterday included a post by Marius Hancu claiming that since the "great" Quirk and Swan(n) never mention the term "gerund," neither should anyone

The subject of the gerund need not always be in a possessive form. Mind requires the gerund and that's why asking is a gerund in your example. In informal style the object form is often used: If you don't mind me/my asking... Insisting on

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Is this correct? Translate into Russian, paying particular attention to the way the Gerund should be translated. = Translate into Russian, paying particular attention to the way in which

Chicago Manual http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/ says: 5.2 Schools of thought There are many schools of grammatical thought — and differing vocabularies for describing grammar. Grammatical theories are in flux, and the more we learn,

As these sites confirm, it is completely natural to use ... a noun, because it's the predicate nominative (aka subjective complement). Bob, I wish I had the knowledge to back up what I feel here. Nevertheless, for some reason, I instinctively

Would you folks please be so kind as to tell me whether "reading" is a gerund or a present participle ... opinion I highly respect opines that it is the latter. After reading the book, I decided to go to bed. There's no real

I am sure this has already been discussed, but I was only able to find one thread with two posts ... function of a noun > gerund verbs in the ~ing form with the function of an adjective > present participle Usually, in English grammar,