Gerund phrases in English Grammar || Different uses of gerund phrases

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[@ahmadzafar2457]

When will I stop getting dragged into cricket . Please explain the presence of verb 'dragged' after the gerund .

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Past participle... (It is in passive voice)

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[@muhammadyameen9760]

Excellent Video! Stamp collecting is a good hobby. Is "stamp collecting" a Gerund phrase or participle phrase?Can a Gerund have an object before it (Gerund). Please reply. Thanks.

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Not, its not. A gerund phrase starts with a gerund. It's similar to words like baby feeding, sky diving, horse riding.. Here, two words together form a noun.

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[@duckduck2689]

I believe that gerunds can have objects before them e.g. "I saw Tim riding his bike." "I" is the subject, "saw" is the verb, "Tim" is the object and the gerund is "riding." Correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks!

[@EnglishWithAshish]

It's working as a present participle phrase, gives information about the noun Tim.

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Please could you provide some examples of participle, so that I may clear the concept

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[@leontang___]

Could I ask you a question ? In your video, there is a sentence: Max is thinking about starting a business. I am confusing about the analysis of this sentence. Are “thinking about” as a phrasal verb and “starting a business”(gerund phrases) as the object of this phrasal verb, or are “think” as a verb and “about starting a business”(prepositional phrases) as the adverbial phrase to modify the verb “think”? and can a prepositional phrase work as a direct object of verbs, subject, or else nominal? Thank you very much!

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Let's look at it this way: • Max is thinking about about starting a business. Thinking: action verb About: preposition Starting a business: object of the preposition ABOUT (Gerund phrase) THINK is not a transitive verb. It is always followed by a preposition. • Think of • Think about • Thinking of me • Thinking about me Thinking me ❌ Hope this helps!

[@leontang___]

@@EnglishWithAshish But how to know whether the verb is transitive or not when there are both transitive and intransitive usages for one verb at the same time in the dictionary? All verbs that are followed by prepositions rather than direct objects are intransitive verbs, can I understand it in this way?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

I believe the concept of transitive verbs and intransitive verbs has been made difficult by some grammarians. You might find my way of looking at it helpful! Transitive verb: an action verb that can be acted upon something or somebody. In other words, it has a receiver. Eat, slap, kiss, hig, study, learn.... You can perform all these actions onto something or somebody. You can eat something or somebody. You can kiss something or somebody. But, can you sleep something or somebody? Can you walk something or somebody? Can you laught something or somebody? YOU CAN'T. These are intransitive verbs. Intransitive verbs can't be acted upon something or somebody directly or indirectly. They need a preposition after them. Look at these examples now! • She is eating right now. • Let's not study anymore. EATING and STUDY are transitive verbs that can have an object. But we choose not to. That doesn't make them intransitive verbs. Hope this helps! Try checking out my lesson on transitive and intransitive verbs; that might clear all your doubts!

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[@sureshsanapala3043]

Is there a simple way for to recognise infinitive phrases in a sentence? Such as for a gerund phrase you can ask what to the verb. Thank you.

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Yes. Please go through my post on infinitive phrases: englishwithashish.com/infinitive-phrases-in-english/

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Hello, Ali! Yes, it's an adverb, modifying the verb EATING.

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Question, is the following a Gerund phrase: “Having kept a sharp eye on philosophers”. What would be the subject and the verb ? And usually phrases don’t have both a noun and verb; would this be an exception?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Depends. If it's used as a noun in a sentence, it will be a gerund phrase. • Having kept a sharp eye on philosophers gives him great insights about him. (Working as the subject) • He is known for having kept a sharp eye on philosophers. (Object of the preposition ABOUT) • Having kept a sharp eye on philosophers, He decided to write a book on life. (Working as a participle phrase, adjective) It's just a phrase that starts with a present participle, how it functions in a sentence will decide what exactly type of a phrase it is.

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Sir, Can gerund phrase act as an object complement? Sir, please tell 😔

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Sir, can gerund phrase act as an object complement.

[@mfarooq1981]

Hello Ashish! What questions an individual is supposed to ask to find out when ground works as a noun and adjective? How does one know in a given sentence "ING" is working as a noun or adjective?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

A gerund doesn't work as an adjective; it works as a noun. Watch the separate videos on these topics. You'll understand the difference. There's a post on our website www.englishwithashish.com that explains the difference. You can check that out too

[@mfarooq1981]

@@EnglishWithAshish I'm sorry. I had to say when "ING" form of a verb works as gerund and adjective. How are we supposed to ask questions to find out in a given sentence whether it's functioning as gerund or adjective?

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So How should I analyze "I'm interested in learning to speak a good english because of my job "? And John has a good gob in recording digital data?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

What do you want to analyse here?

[@francescameleddu936]

@@EnglishWithAshish "in learning to speak a good english." and "in recording digital data"

[@samin21]

Hello mam As we know gerund phrase working as noun . So can we use gerund phrase or gerund with Dummy subject "THERE" as noun. As)-- 1) -- THERE was [fighting in the class] . 2)-- THERE was [starting a new business] in town. Is "THERE" word still "DUMMY subject" in those sentences ? And what is the real subject in these sentence ? I hope you help us .

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[@nasriwiem1092]

Dear Mr, I want to ask you a question i mean i want to give you a sentence, and you tell me if it has a gerund or not; The sentence is " the task was writing a paragraph" Is "writing a paragraph" a gerund phrase?!? I hope you answer me if you have the time, and thank you sir for the lessons🙏👍

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Yes! It's better to use an infinitive here though. The task was to write a paragraph.

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Please, does gerund modify adjectives? Examples James is busy going to church. It is my pleasure meeting you.

[@EnglishWithAshish]

No, it's a present participle that does it.

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Sir, What is object of preposition, Gerund... Object means intentions?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

An object simply receives an action. An object of a preposition does not receive the action directly; it can't. The preposition of the object shows the relation of the verb with its object.

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the group of words which answers the questions, when, where, how and why is adverb phrase not preposition...and the group of words having preposition at the start and answering the word 'what' with its qualifying nature is called adjective phrase.

[@mohitnegi9080]

Sir ,please make a video of gerund and present perfect participle . I regret having gone to Mumbai I regret going to Mumbai What is the difference between the two sentences ? Can you please make a video ?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Both are GERUNDS, Mohit! The first one is a perfect gerund. I have a lesson on it. Check it out!

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No, it's not correct.

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Sir!! A man standing next to you is john. Is it gerund phrase??? If yes plz explain it how??😢😢

[@EnglishWithAshish]

It's a present participle phrase modifying the noun MAN.

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Is it gerund (gerund) or zerund as latter one is pronounced by you while you teach the chapter Gerunds

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I pronounced it wrong, Jaleel! It's is the former. I released my mistake lately. :)

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[@md_ez]

He gave reading a try. Is (reading) an indirect object or what ? Please reply.

[@EnglishWithAshish]

"Giving something a try" is a phrasal verb. It doesn't literally work as the verb GIVE. He didn't give anything in the literal sense. Another way to say that: He tried reading. Hope it helps!

[@duckduck2689]

I think that the word (reading) in that sentence is a gerund that is functioning as a direct object . An indirect object answers the question "to whom/to what" and "for whom/for what." Correct me if I'm wrong, thanks!

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Structure vise, yes. It looks like an object. But the action if GIVING can't literally happen onto it. Think about it.

[@kakalidas6131]

In my English book exercise, there was a practice set of noun phrases and gerund phrases. In this sentence- 'His denying the matter is no surprise', I have one small doubt. The gerund phrase in the sentence will be 'His denying the matter' or only 'denying the matter'? Please help me.

[@EnglishWithAshish]

The latter.

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Please give some examples of - Gerunds phrase as a objevt complement of a sentence ?

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You should not call it (working). We all consider it (resting).

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Sir I want to ask something...... The darkness of the night prevented us from finishing the job. In this sentence isn't finishing the job acting as a verb????

[@EnglishWithAshish]

No! It's working as a noun (object of the preposition FROM)

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Make a video on Participle phrase **

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That's the next topic, Amitava! The lesson will be uploaded tomorrow. 😊

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[@gamechanger2431]

Measuring logistics cost .....is it gerund phrase ????? Or ....Present participle phrase ????

[@EnglishWithAshish]

It depends on how you use it; it can work both as a gerund phrase and a participle phrase. • Measuring logistics cost is a tough task. (Gerund phrase, working as the subject) • The guy measuring logistics cost is my senior. (Working as a participle phrase, modifying the noun "the guy")

[@gamechanger2431]

@@EnglishWithAshish why not present participle ????? Because present participle is also used as adjective before noun so Is it present participle ????.....How can we identify what is gerund phrase and what is present participle phrase ?????? It's measuring something then why not adjective or adverb ??????

[@EnglishWithAshish]

@@gamechanger2431 When I said "participle phrase", I meant present participle phrase. And a participle phrase ALWAYS works as an adjective. And please understand, a participle phrase, generally, comes after the noun it modifies. If it comes before the noun it modifies, it is offset using a comma. Example:- • Looking at the window, Riya decides to go out and play. Hope this helps!

[@gamechanger2431]

@@EnglishWithAshish sir in this above example to go and play out is it infinitive phrase ??????........basically I'm not English medium from my child wood that's why I'm confusing sir ..........in noun phrase some times present particle also modifies the noun at before noun so then what is the difference between noun phrase and present participle phrase ?????

[@qxylz_6737]

Sir a question What is the difference between a noun and a gerund phrase Thanks in advance

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Both function as nouns. A gerund phrase starts with an ing form of a verb that works as a noun. A noun phrase has a noun and some modifiers.

[@ihsankhan8957]

Hi sir hope you are fine. Please see the sentence. I have confusion about the use of being in following sentence. Mr. Alam shared the details of the patient being diagonosed in hospital. Is being is gerund phrase or participle phrase?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Hello, Ihsan! It's a present participle!

[@ihsankhan8957]

@@EnglishWithAshish Thanks alot sir for your prompt reply. I have got another sentence regarding the use of being as mentioned below. Is that a participle phrase modifying BJP yuva morcha functionary? The case of a BJP Yuva Morcha functionary being arrested in West Bengal for sharing a morphed image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demonstrates how wrong and needlessly oppressive legal processes can turn out to be. (taken from the hindu newspaper)

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Yes, that's a present participle phrase. Glad I could help!

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Check out my lesson on the use of BEING. This will help you understanding how it works! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g56xiWiPpr91ec0

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Can we use determiners in front of gerund?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Not all, but you can definitely use possessive adjectives (determiner) before gerunds.

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[@srishtisharma1355]

Is It was a delight to sit by the bubbling brook gerund As bubbling is used here

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Present participle (adjective)

[@mae.g373]

Why we never extend our gerund phrase to the verb or auxiliary verb?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

What does it mean?

[@mae.g373]

@@EnglishWithAshish hello, i mean is there any rules that we can't extend our gerund phrase to the verb when it comes finding gerunds phrases? Example Training is a hard work, what do you think is the gerund phrase here in this sentence and why? Thank you

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[@EnglishWithAshish]

Visit my website www.englishwithashish.com. Check out the post on gerunds. You'll find a quiz there.

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[@joyroy7595]

Sir,can I say Manu's dream is to buy a car.instead of Manu's dream is buying a car.

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Absolutely, my brother. Actually, using an Infinitive as a subject complement is better.

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[@no-zi4bt]

Where did u get the z from its literally gerund

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Haha ... Mispronunciation

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It's uploaded. 😊

[@alaeBenMessaoud]

Concerning the sentence "her happiness is eating my brain". The question "what is her happiness" seems tacky and unclear to answer according to your example and the answer "eating my brain" does not indicate a general state, a progress action rather. However, this sentence sounds metaphorically unintelligible. A kind of lateral translation I guess ?

[@EnglishWithAshish]

I don't understand what's unclear here. The speaker calls something nonliteral (an action) their happiness. The sentence follows a simple structure. Please help me understand what's tacky or unclear to you!

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Reading books is a good habit is "reading books " a gerund phrase

[@EnglishWithAshish]

Yes.

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Smoking cigarette is bad for health -is this gerund phrases? The guy smoking cigarette is my friend.participle phrases.

[@EnglishWithAshish]

That's right.

[@nusratafsar2014]

it is not zerund it is gerund

[@EnglishWithAshish]

That's right. I used to pronounce it incorrectly!

[@muhammadmuzamil7144]

It is gerund not zerund

[@EnglishWithAshish]

That's right, Muzamil. I corrected it a couple of months back.

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[@EnglishWithAshish]

You can email me for anything you want to ask. I don’t share my personal number.

[@rahul2216]

Sir, Can gerund phrase act as an object complement? Sir, please tell 😔

[@EnglishWithAshish]

No, it does not.

[@rahul2216]

@@EnglishWithAshish sir , in this sentence :- He appreciated his staff coming on time. Coming on time = object complement?