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All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun . It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written. __ The modern definition is given at ...

Morning, Non Con-- 'Better'? I would probably use the past perfect here if I were writing a thesis, a careful formal letter, or a piece of literature (and I think I would be overconservative in doing so). What would I say if I were talking about my wierd friend, Jack? 'Jack sang in the park...

Hello. The sentences listed were composed by me except for the first one, so these might have incorrect expressions.. I just forcus on 'such as' and conjugate the verbs. 1.My mom is always asking me to do lots of jobs around the house, such as (mow) the lawn and (wash) the dishes after...

Dave, First of all, and even when everyone is surely aware of this, I must insist that even when I believe my knowledge of the English grammar is good, I'm not a grammarian or a linguist. It would be completely absurd for me to try and analyse a language that is not even my own in depth when I...