v This is a noun , but it is being used as an explanation Congratulating / Congratulations for you on this happy day. ^ this is a preasent progressive verb a big no no when talking to someone about them When congratulating a person, tell them

In the example that "CJ" gave, what is(what are) the grammar reason(reasons) that "Having" is used as a noun - ie, how can one discern that it is used as a noun in this sentence as opposed to a participle? Hi Philip: The verb

"Are you planning..." and "Are you staying..." are the present progressive tenses.  Unless you mean to ask if the person is currently, actively making a plan to stay awake, or currently, actively staying awake, that's not

Grammatically, it is correct (past participle as an adjective), but this is not usually used to describe a person. It is used for liquids and abstract nouns (concentrated effort, concentrated milk) The sentence should be the present progressive -

Semantically it seems to mean the same. But grammatically, the sentence has changed. Blanket was a noun in the first, and now it is a verb. This seems to be an equivalent phrasing, (with American English verb/subject agreement): Holding outgoing

Anewcomer wrote: Hi Teachers I came across this sentence in a story book: He had stood upon his balcony and contemplated throwing himself down to the street. Why it's not like this: He had stood upon his balcony and contemplated to

Hi, I have been to China twice. - Past Participle. Used in several tenses, like the present perfect. Sometimes used as an adjective. Studying history is a good way to waste your time. - Gerund. A verb used as a noun. Call me later, I'm busy. I am

Anonymous wrote: Hi, quick question: In the sentence that follows, what part of speech/ tense (gerund, present progressive...) or grammatical role (subject, verb) is "loving" and why? Furthermore, what grammatical role is "someone" and why?

User_gary wrote: I have learnt that (--`ing' form can be used in three forms) I am playing football. Here `playing' is verb. So, it is `verb present participle' . I am fond of swimming. We had a drink of the sparkling water. So,

I have learnt that (--`ing' form can be used in three forms) I am playing football. Here `playing' is verb. So, it is `verb present participle' . I am fond of swimming. We had a drink of the sparkling water. So, I think `--ing' form