By Regards, Gerunds

I have recently found 'by using public transport' in the following sentence is closely connected with the prepositional phrase in LEO. Therefore, it should be a prepositional phrase that followed 'One way of lowering fuel consumption is'.One way of lowering fuel consumption is by...

Hi! I just need to know if after all the corrections I have done, there still are some mistakes. Please, I really need that someone in this forum helps me because it is a summary of a monograph. Many thanks in advance! Here is the summary: This monograph attempts to show the reality of a...

Hi Clive, Well, here it is the summary of the monograph I told you. If you could take a look and point out possible mistakes, I'd be vey grateful! This monograph attempts to show the reality of a current and polemical topic in Brazil: infant adoption by homosexual couples. To better...

What do you say to + ∼ ing ? be opposed to + ∼ ingobject to + ∼ ing have an objection to + ∼ ing contribute to + ∼ ing turn one's attention to + ∼ ing with a view to + ∼ ing be equal to + ∼ ing devote A to + ∼ ing look forward to + ∼ ing fall to + ∼ ing From above, "to" is a...

Hi AngliholicIt would be a good idea to use examples taken from texts written by native speakers. Your sentence is ungrammatical. You can use a gerund (reading) as the subject, and a gerund can have an object (newspapers) but myself is impossible in your sentence. You want to say: I can get the...

A: What terrible weather I simply can't get the car __. B: Why not try __ the engine with hot water? ① starting ; to fill ② start ; filling ③ started ; to fill ④ to start ; filling Which is correct answer? What is difference between infinitive and gerund ?? Regards, Terry

<< By my understanding of what CalifJim said, "me" itself can not be a subject. Yes. That's right. But the constructure construction "me asking" as a whole can be a subject Yes, where "asking" modifies "me" No, it's not a matterof modifying. "me asking" as a whole can be a subject where...

The word "to" is often confusing in English. It can be used as part of a modal expression, infinitive or as a preposition. Note the usage of "to" in the following sentences. To V I used to live in Utah. I am supposed to go. I hope to see you. To V ing I am used to...

Dear Friends, I have couple of questions (which has been nagging me for a long time) about 'As much...As' comparative clause. What all (noun (uncountable/countable), adjectives (gradable/non-gradable), infinitive, gerund) we can use in 'As much....as' clause? 'As much <noun...

SHALL AND WILL IT is unfortunate that the idiomatic use, while it comes by nature to southern Englishmen (who will find most of this section superfluous), is so complicated that those who are not to the manner born can hardly acquire it; and for them the section is in danger of being...