In Numbers^x, Gerunds^x, Nouns^x

Congratulations on your hard work. - A. Edit. "Why is the article "the" essential here?"

Ellisa: This is a very long passage, and your other post seems to be even longer. The editor at this web site makes it difficult to make corrections to long passages. Also, many teachers do not want to devote a long time working on a single post. If you post only one paragraph at a time, then...

With Do you like ...? you are normally asking about a habitual activity. A plural object is commonly used if the object is countable. You can usually add f rom time to time or a similar adverbial phrase without contradicting the meaning or changing the meaning significantly. With activities the...

Hi, I think I have seen more than enough cases where what people call a verbal noun has the indefinite article 'a' in front of it and at the very least, the sheer number (should it be - sheer numbrs??) of it warrants some good explanations from experts in this forum. I think I can laid...

Hello, this is my first post here, I like to know these words kilometer centimeter Are those words noun if they are standing alone ? if it's, what kind of noun it's, proper noun or abstract noun or etc ? After that, I want to indentify the part of speech of the following sentence by using the...

Hello, this is my first post here, I like to know these words kilometer centimeter Are those words noun if they are standing alone ? if it's, what kind of noun it's, proper noun or abstract noun or etc ? After that, I want to indentify the part of speech of the following setence by using 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...

1. bringing is a participle. It modifies the whole sentence which precedes. Or, if you will, it modifies the implied leaving (of the eagles) . The leaving of the eagles brought to 34 the number of ... It's adverbial in nature, so technically it should not be called a participle according to...

Swagatalakshmi wrote: I'm sorry but I still didn't get it. Can you explain the relationship between "Five fledging sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer" and "bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975." The...

I'm sorry but I still didn't get it. Can you explain the relationship between "Five fledging sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer" and "bringing to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975." The partciple "bringing"...