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<<<<Such concepts as tense, gerund, participle, clause (and classification thereof) are wihtout a slightest doubt useful and sometimes even essential to the learning of English (at least, this is so for me). <<<Furthermore, I try to undrstand things logically and find...

Thanks for that long and interesting post, Velimir! «Let me be allowed to advise you not to fall for that kind of reasoning.I mean "Look at me,I'm a miracle,I speak english gorgeuously and I don't have to learn grammar",that kind of reasoning.» I didn't get me right. I was talking...

Hi, This is how I was taught. The terminology can be confusing. I was taught that gerund is the noun form of a verb. Although it’ not a real noun by definition, it functions like one. Another confusing aspect of the “ing” form is that, it’s often mixed up with participle and gerund. i.e. I...

You're right - gerunds are not nouns, but rather they act like nouns in many situations. As you know, without an English Academy, language will evolve along, and eventually what enough speakers use in any given context becomes the correct form. (For your last example, I'd rewrite, by the way....

Hi DSYou have a very theoretical approach to your subject. I'm not sure I understand what exactly you mean by 'a phrase verb', but you can begin a sentence with a verb in at least the following cases:A verb is the subject:1. Infinitive: To know him is to like him.2. Gerund: Seeing is believing....

One of the main problems is the source of English Grammar. English Grammar 'Rules' were based on the written forms of English and basically ignored any reference to Spoken forms used by Native Speakers. There was and it appears still is contempt for the spoken form of English. In fact even the...