By Noun phrases, Gerunds

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...

Could you please explain how that is so? I saw "Mr. Doe having read the book many times" as a noun phrase of the second clause and "having read" as the verb phrase of the previous quote. How is it operating as a gerund?

Answer A. He rang to reserve a table for four. Answer B. He rang making a reservation for a table for four. Hello, I have found out the two sentences are correct. 1.Why Answer A is preferable to Answer B in a test question? 2.Is Answer B informal ? Please explain the reason. 3. Is...

Hoa Thai wrote: Belly wrote: Ok I understood that drinking implies a continuous activity, but it may violate with the parallelsim, may not it? Not really! This sentence contains the vilolation: "He sat at the terrace and was drinking coffee." One clause uses the simple past tense and the...

Belly wrote:Ok I understood that drinking implies a continuous activity, but it may violate with the parallelsim, may not it? Not really! This sentence contains the vilolation: "He sat at the terrace and was drinking coffee." One clause uses the simple past tense and the other uses the past...

Anonymous wrote:Hi, TEO, What is NP? I googled it for grammar and thousands of refrences come up. They all assume, as you do, that we know what it is! Thanks for your reply. Hi Anon, NP = noun phrase. What Teo answers to his own question is that spend time on + noun phrase is an...

Hi,1. Attentively, he looks at each picture in the huge photo album to search for a familiar face that he can vaguely remember. 2. Attentively, he looks at each picture in the huge photo album searching for a familiar face that he can vaguely remember. You wrote, “I wouldn't disagree with...

Hi, 1. To unleash the power of verb chose infinitive over gerund and noun phrases.2. Soften the verb by using gerund to stretch longing emotion.Are those two rules valid? For the first rule:a. Its instruments are used for routing, testing, and evaluating the audio lines.b. Its instruments are...

Clive wrote:Hi, I was taught that:1. To unleash the power of verb chose infinitive over gerund and noun phrases.2. Soften the verb by using gerund to stretch longing emotion.Are those two rules valid? They might well be, although I am always cautious about generalizations. Can you offer a...