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savina noronha
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in the sentence
�the students stopped talking �, what part of speech is �talking �? |
11 Dec 2009
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mango13
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gerund I suppose
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11 Dec 2009
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savina noronha
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ok so �the � article, students- noun stopped- verb talking - gerund? |
11 Dec 2009
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savina noronha
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very stupid question- are gerunds and infinitves nouns of verbs? |
11 Dec 2009
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savina noronha
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tkt exam tomorrow- will fail by the looks of it |
11 Dec 2009
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silvanija
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"Stopped talking" is a compoud verbal predicate that consists of a phasal verb "stop" and a gerund. |
11 Dec 2009
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niacouto
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Gerunds can be used as nouns, when they refer to activities and are the subject of the sentence (e.g. Swimming is my favourite sport), but in the context you provide, the gerund is used as a verb (after the verb to stop you need a gerund form, if you have another action - verb). |
11 Dec 2009
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