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oumsalsabil
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I wanted to know if "increasing" is acting as a verb or a noun and i got the answer now, since both of you (Bruce & Flori) agree that it is a verb.As far as you (almaz) are concerned , I need your confirmation please . I would like also to say to you almaz that it sounds somehow strange that an-ing form of the verb can act as a preposition. We know that it can be one of these three: a noun, a verb, or an adjective, but a preposition I �m not sure. Maybe it is an exception with the verb follow, since"following" in your sentence can be replaced by the preposition "after" . Therefore, it doesn �t apply to other verbs. Don �t you think so? |
27 Jan 2013
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almaz
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Confirmation, oumsasabil? I suppose you mean that you want me to agree that it �s a verb. Well, yes, it �s the complement of the head verb �keep � and refers to the rate of consumption of organic food. I also gave a link to a language blog where the gerund business was discussed - if that �s what you mean - along with a link to the descriptive reference grammar where the term gerund-participle is preferred. In fact, one of the co-authors has some entertaining things to say about the term here (note that the first �helpful fact � on Professor Pullum �s list starts with �English has no gerund form per se �).
I assume you agree that �following our discussion,... � is a prepositional phrase; you can also see the -ing form taking on a prepositional function in the phrase �owing to the weather, ... �. This usage is based on historical factors, of course, but I was simply pointing out that the issue of -ing forms is not quite as cut-and-dried as is sometimes made out.
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