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Both the first and third examples work. The first is the gerund construction, the third is the subjunctive construction. The second is incorrect. However, despite being technically correct, both the first and third examples still sound awkward. Ultimately, I think this is because it sounds...

information. Here is another example of the same construction: 1) Her greatest pleasure is travelling. (It doesn't mean that we have a travelling pleasure but that travelling is her pleasure.) 2) Her greatest pleasure is to travel. (To travel is her pleasure.)

I have to identify the verbal phrases (and verbals) and for participles determine whether they are present, past, or irregular.For gerunds whether they are subjects, direct objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of prepositions. And finally for infinitives determine whether they are nouns,...

a.Noun. b.Relative pronounc.Articled.Regular adjectivee.Pronominal adjectivef.Regular adverbg.Preposition – single word h.Preposition – group of wordsI.Conjunction – single-word co-ordinatej.Conjunction - subordinatek.Verbal - gerundl.Verbal - infinitivem.Appositiven.Expletiveo.Predicate -...

Gramatical terminology varies from country to country and I have never heard some of the terms in your list. However, as I see it, most - if not all - of your answers are probably correct. I have never heard of "regular adjectives" but sunny certainly is an adjective....

I'm taking a correspondence course. These are some of the exercises that I need to submit. So please I need help from grammar exerperts thanks. Question 2 : In the following paragraphs, find one example of each of the parts of the sentence listed below. Lable each example clearly. You will...

.1.-- I would guess that there are several ways to approach this; here's mine: I - Subject got - verb used - predicate adjectiveto - preposition your - possessive adjective being - gerund (object of preposition) here - noun complement 2. Is 'used to' a prepositional verb?-- No, it...

Hi Shawn, This is my take. ”Loving someone” is a noun phrase, and “loving” by itself is a gerund. “Someone” is a predicate.

This is how I see it: Please excuse our coming a little late = predicate (You) Please excuse our coming a little late. The subject, you, is omitted please -- adverb our coming late -- gerund phrase, and object of 'excuse'.

Hi all those who are still talking to me Just to prove that I am not the only one who thinks an infinitive can be used as a subject and a predicate, I'll quote a few lines from a couple of books:"When we have infinitives both as subject and predicative, as inTo see her is to love her -The...