Here is my take: Recognizing the immediate danger, he ordered everyone to evacuate the building. - participle phrase usge. Recognize is a transitive verb, but I've used it without an object and as a gerund. Is that acceptable? Or,

Hi, 1. I walk and I do walking. What is the difference between these two? The latter is not very idiomatic. It sounds a bit like you are taling about your hobbies. 2. Drink milk before you go to sleep. and Drinking milk before sleeping

It is the object of the verb. Verb objects are nouns, noun phrases or noun clauses. Ergo, it is a gerund (an '-ing' verb form acting as a noun.) (This conversation started HERE .)

If I may butt in, it's a gerund because it's a noun substitute. You need "a thing". CJ

Hi everyone! In an earlier post I asked the question ( which Clive very kindly answered ) as to whether the ing word in this phrase was a participle or a gerund. The car needs washing. Some other examples are The gate needs

Hi everyone!! In this sentence " The car needs washing/repairing etc, is the -ing form classed as a gerund or as a participle. Noun =gerund, and verb, adjective =participle I know but????Or is it a gerundive which refers to something

Now I am curious... "Prices may vary depending on location" which is the example I tried to use as a parallel to the original question. I saw this usage quite a few times before at McDonalds as different stores have different pricing

<< Also depending on the occasion would be the shape of the cake. >> I've never considered the sentence wrong. I'm comfortable with atypical sentences. But I was embarrassed by the poster's question about the subject. Amy

Yes, a gerund: I like playing guitar. Playing guitar is a good hobby.

Hi, Many kind thanks in advance for anyone who can answer the following question. What part of speech is the word guitar in the sentence below: It's a noun, as you probably know. I like playing guitar. Is playing guitar a noun