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
Gerunds or present participles?
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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
What are verbal nouns?
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A verbal noun is a noun derived from a verb. It exhibits all of the properties of ordinary nouns and none of the properties of… Continue reading
-ing form or infinitive?
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Some adjectives and verbs can be followed by either a gerund (-ing form) or an infinitive. I started teaching when I was 20. OR I… Continue reading
Gerund and Infinitive
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Read the following sentences. Alice likes painting. She would like to paint this landscape. John likes playing cricket. He would like to play cricket this… Continue reading