In Nouns^x, Genitives^x, Gerunds^x

I have given my opinion in an earlier post. Page 1 of this thread offers you a link to it (subject of gerund). As the gerund fluctuates between being a noun and a verb and resembles both to some extent, it stands to reason that a genitive is often possible before it and so is an adjectival...

You're welcome! I'll start watching the US Open (tennis) on TV in a moment but before that: You can say: He is a friend of John, or: He is a friend of John's. You can not say: He is the friend of John 's , except perhaps in some extremely rare cases where normal grammatical...

hi cb, im so happy i joined this forum now, because i think your comment about verbal nouns can be modified by an adjectival attribute. You said it your previous reply, but i must have missed it(it was nearly 4am in korea when i read it!), and i think the tiresome banging of the nail's head...

Here are some examples The main point is to explain the correct answer The 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...

Grammar Geek wrote: Singing is a gerund, a noun, so it takes the possessive my . This is rather peculiar, I think. I have encountered the same thing on these forums many times. Native speakers say: "A gerund is a noun." Do they teach it that way in American schools and universities?...

Believer wrote: Can a gerund function as a countable noun? If so, can you show me how it is done in simple terms? Hi Believer Of course a gerund can form a plural: his comings and goings. As you see, the plural is formed by adding an s to the word. Some grammarians distinguish between a gerund...

Thank you, CalifJim, Khoff and Eimai_Anglos. I think I made a mistake -- yes, it should be a "gerund" and not "genitive." I did some reseach on my own and I think I have gotten the following Google search results: "a cutting of" 29,200 hits "a shaking of" 29,700 hits "a mixing of"...

I was about to point out the same thing. According to some grammarians, there are no genitives in English. According to others they are the same as possessives. According to others they are only possessives formed with apostrophes. my, your, our Mary's, the students', a friend's...

Before this thread goes on too long, I wanted to point out that a noun ending in -ing, that comes from a verb, is a "gerund," not a "genitive."

1. Do / does / did is generally used instead of repeating a verb: He likes coffee and so do I. John saw her there and I did as well. (NOT: ... and so saw I) 2. I am not familiar with the term 'noun phrase'. Being corrected is a passive gerund and there is vacillation in its subject. If the...