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 or present participles?
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
Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. 1. The boy walked along the road. 2. The river flows under the bridge. 3. The work was… Continue reading
What are gerunds?
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
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
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