Many words which were originally gerunds are now treated as simple nouns. Examples are: parting, lightning, helping, filling, painting etc. Most of these words take… Continue reading
Gerunds as simple nouns
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Gerunds or present participles?
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We can use -ing forms (e.g. drinking, singing, smoking, running etc.) not only as verbs, but also like adjectives, adverbs or nouns. You are drinking… Continue reading
Prepositions Quiz 2
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Answers The boy walked ——————– the road. along The river flows ——————- the bridge. under The work was… Continue reading
What are gerunds?
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Read the following sentence: Singing is his hobby. Here singing is a verb ending in -ing. At the same time it is the subject of… Continue reading
More on the uses of participles
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Participles are used in absolute phrases with a noun or pronoun going before them. God willing, we shall meet again. The weather being rough, they… Continue reading