By Gerunds, Grammar

I have recently found 'by using public transport' in the following sentence is closely connected with the prepositional phrase in LEO. Therefore, it should be a prepositional phrase that followed 'One way of lowering fuel consumption is'.One way of lowering fuel consumption is by...

Hello,I have recently found 'by using public transport' in the following sentence is closely connected with the prepositional phrase in LEO. Therefore, it should be a prepositional phrase that followed 'One way of lowering fuel consumption is'. One way of lowering fuel consumption...

Here are some examples The main point is to explain the correct answerThe sentences are little-bit childisch ;they are some modified sentences. I am afraid that my explanations seems to be a little childisch, too. So please help me how to turn it into the right explanation. Mary was real angry...

I have noticed that my way of analyzing English differs to an extent from what is taught in the Anglo-Saxon countries. This is how I see your examples:There was never any stopping it. Stopping is a gerund. It is used (without a verb immediately before it) after a form of to be (was), and that is...

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...

This is obviously one of those cases where a published manual offers something that sounds odd to the ears of some native speakers.

Thank you Mister Micawber , but in my MASTERING AMERICAN GRAMMAR BOOK it says the verb dislike can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund. Here is the examples I quote from it: We dislike to play bridge We dislike playing bridge Best wishes

Absolutely not. There is no easy way to remember the grammar of catenative verbs. The following site may help you to get an overview of just how complicated this subject is.http://www.geocities.com/endipatterson/Catenative.html CJ

.The grammar of this structure is 'to look forward to' + noun/gerund.I am looking forward to the movie tonight.I look forward to hearing from you.

Hello Grammar Teacher/Teachers, 1. Can we form a noun from a verb by adding a suffix ' ing ' and then by adding a suffix ' s ' to make it a plural noun ? 2. Where can I read up on this subject ? 3. In Cambridge Dictionaries Online, a gerund is a word that ends in ' -ing...