In Nouns^x, Conversations^x, Gerunds^x

Hi, Here some extracts from conversation (about baseball) I'd like you to help me understand: "...And now that Roger Clemens, who is to pitching in this era what Bonds has been to hitting ." - could you explain in terms of grammar why gerund is used? For the same reason that we say...

«I think I have the advantage of being a native speaker!» Indeed. If you say a phrase is wrong then it's wrong and vice versa. And thanks for sharing your knowledge! «Maybe you feel a difference on the basis of whether the completing phrase is a subject or an object of the...

Swagatalakshmi wrote: OK - consulted couple of grammar books. "Participles" (verb+-ing or verb in past participle form) ALWAYS modify nouns. If you see a verb +-ing used as a stand-alone phrase (noun) which is not modifying anything, it must be a gerund. There is nothing called "adverbial...