hi cb, its me again! how do you feel about possessives before a gerund? "John's singing bothered me". You are constantly told that the possessive should be used before a gerund(unless you are saying something weird and you wish to

Hi, Thank you. You said: The speaking of English is easy. (A verbal noun and because speaking is a noun, the is posible before it. Even an adjectival attribute can be used: The correct speaking of English is easy. ) Speaking English is easy. (A

Why do you think RayH seemed to have said this has to be "the fearful wailing"? 1)He heard a fearful wailing of a dog I think he said it has to be: 2)He heard the fearful wailing of a dog I think RayH is correct but I also think no. 1

You wrote: To hear is an infinitive, in other words, a verb, not a noun or a pronoun. Is an infinitive really a verb? Does that mean a gerund is a verb too? I know an infintive like the one you used and a gerund act as a noun. Please read my

You don't normally say: I say I don't like cats. You just say: I don't like cats. But supposing you did say such a thing, a) My general opinion is that I don't like cats. > Your opinion on cats is that you don't like them.

I am not sure if the following answers your question but I'll say it anyway. Some grammarians don't distinguish between verbal nouns (= complete nouns formed from verbs with the ing ending) and gerunds (= words that are neither verbs nor

>On the paper was all the remarks Joe’s classmates had made about him. I think were is the correct verb here. See the hits at Google Books by highly educated English book authors: 56 on "were all the remarks"

Hi, Neil can't .. tennis. He's broken his arm. a.to play b.playing c.play What is the correct answer? C. With 'can', you need the base form of the verb. eg We say 'I can speak English', but not 'I can

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

Grammar Geek wrote: Singing is a gerund, a noun, so it takes the possessive my . This is rather peculiar, I think. I have encountered the same thing on these forums many times. Native speakers say: "A gerund is a noun." Do they teach it that