Gerund Phrases

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Really great presentation! In my analysis, one example is actually more complicated: He believes running in the morning helps him to concentrate better throughout the day. The direct objective of "believes" in that sentence is a complete clause "running in the morning helps him to concentrate better throughout the day." (notice that "helps" is another finite verb). The gerund is serving as the subject of this second clause.

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mam i have a question.then ,why you have used Comma in your sentence which has Gerund phrase. By learning additional skills ,..........

[@WritingBetter]

You can also write this sentence in this way: . . . . . by learning additional skills. In this case, because the gerund phrase comes at the end of the sentence, you do not need a comma. However, if you put the gerund phrase at the beginning of the sentence, you must put a comma.

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[@worldwonder152]

Hello. Can a gerund be followed by an infinitive as in the following sentence: He dislikes having to punish his servants? In this sentence having(gerund) is followed by to punish(infinitive). Please respond

[@WritingBetter]

He dislikes having to punish his servants. Test for a gerund /gerund phrase: He dislikes this. “Having to punish his servants” is a gerund phrase. Here are a few more examples: Having to study English is tiring. She hated having to dry her long hair. So, yes, when “having” is used as a gerund it can be followed by an infinitive.

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@@WritingBetter what does the sentence 'Having to study is tiring' mean?

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Another way you could say this would be: To have to study English is tiring. (Studying English makes me tired.)

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@@WritingBetter thank you... Could you please give me an example where a gerund is followed by an infinitive without using having?

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Exercising to lose weight is a good solution for many.

[@rahul2216]

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

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Yes, they can. Here are a few examples: I found the cat sleeping in the barn. He saw the man running down the street.

[@rahul2216]

@@WritingBetter maam, in this sentence: The officer said that he appreciated his staff coming on time. Maam, here (coming on time) is object complement?

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Yes, I believe it is. These websites may give you some more information: writingexplained.org/grammar-dictionary/object-complement www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/object_complement.htm

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[@sajjadahmad7499]

Madam,as you have recently told that a gerund phrase almost never require punctuation but you have written comma in the sentence By learning additional skills,....

[@WritingBetter]

When we put the phrase at the beginning of a sentence, we need to add a comma. We do not need to add a comma when we put it at the end of a sentence. By learning additional skills, his chances of a better salary were guaranteed. His chances of a better salary were guaranteed by learning additional skills. I hope this helps. You might check out this video about punctuation in English: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poK8k3SklpKKoK8

[@peacelover3208]

With three days remaining,.. VS With three days that are remaining,.. Which is the correct between the two phrases ?

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Both of these are correct. The words “that are” can be added or left out and not change the meaning.

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Difference between gerund phrase and present participle

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This is a good question. A gerund acts like a noun while a present participle acts like a verb or adjective.

[@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 those sentence ? I hope you help us .

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When a sentence begins with There is(are), “there” is not the subject. 1. There was fighting in the class. The sentence is actually: Fighting was in the class. (So, “fighting” is the subject.)We do not use that sentence form but use “There was fighting in the class.” The phrase “fighting in the class” is not a gerund in this sentence. “Fighting in the class was a weekly event.” would be an example of this being used as a gerund phrase. 2. There was starting a new business in town. This sentence is not a complete sentence. “Starting a new business in town is difficult.” would be a possible sentence using this phrases as a gerund. I hope this helps to make this clearer.

[@ghalial9966]

Can you tell me what pharse in this sentence ( he won a medal for scoring the most of the goals.) pharse is scoring the most goals ?? Please tell me

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Yes, the gerund phrase would be “scoring most of the goals.” “For” is the preposition in this clause.

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[@ghalial9966]

You said gerund never comes with punctuation but one of the sentences have a comma (,) in the last examples

[@WritingBetter]

The example: By learning additional skills, his chances of a better salary were guaranteed. The gerund with the preposition “by” is placed at the beginning of this sentence, which means we need to add a comma before the rest of the sentence. The sentence could have been written this way: His chances of a better salary were guaranteed by learning additional skills.