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Grammar and Linguistics > Help needed urgently! Can someone clarify this point?
Help needed urgently! Can someone clarify this point?
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kunter
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Help needed urgently! Can someone clarify this point?
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In the following sentences, I am pretty certain �like� is the main verb:
I like listening to CDs.
He likes playing with dolls.
I like taking the train.
So are the underlined words, gerunds or present participles (i.e. ing-verbs acting as adjectives)?
Thanks, your help would be much appreciated. |
14 Dec 2009
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Vivi Quir
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the ing is not acting as adjective!!! I don �t think i understand your question... |
14 Dec 2009
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flaviatl
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As far as I know, they are gerunds
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14 Dec 2009
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monchis
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In this case they are gerunds and they are used as nouns. When you say "I like listening to music" you refer to an activity that you like/enjoy.
We use present participles with conituous tenses and you say " i am/was listening to music", here you refer to an action in progress.
mmm, hope this is clear enough :) |
14 Dec 2009
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JulietaVL
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They are not adjectives, according to what I know two verbs can`t go together, you cannot say:
* I like play the guitar
* I like watch tv
the 2 verbs must be separated by a "to" or by an "ing" form
* I like to play the guitar / I like playing the guitar
* I like to watch TV / I like watching TV
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14 Dec 2009
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monchis
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Ups! I mean ... present participle is used in continuous tenses
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14 Dec 2009
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Spagman63
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Yes, they are gerunds. It is like: I like golf/I like golfing. You are using the present participle as a noun, hence a gerund. Take the first sentence: I like listening to music. If someone asks you "Why aren �t you saying anything?", you can answer, "I like listening." Gerunds can stand alone. You can add an object to give more clarification.
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14 Dec 2009
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kunter
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How about the sentenced:
Traveling by taxi is expensive.
In this example, traveling is not a gerund, is it? |
14 Dec 2009
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dareka1
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that is a clausal phrase, I think? the main verb is still �is �. One phrase is �equal � to the other.
It �s still a gerund. As far as I know, a gerund is just the ing form being used as something else. (like the infinitive is the �to � form)
I could be wrong though, I never paid much attention in English class at school.... |
14 Dec 2009
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HOLYMARY_852
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Gerund is not the adjective but a verbal noun. It is the name of an action or activity. So, when it is a name, it must be called a noun. For example: Look at the following example similar to the one you have quoted : I like swimming. In this sentence, �like � is the main verb and �swimming � is the name of the action which we call verbal noun or gerund. I hope this clarifies your doubt.
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14 Dec 2009
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lazzy
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surely it �s gerund using after some verbs like : like, hate, love etc. |
14 Dec 2009
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