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Grammar and Linguistics > Help needed urgently! Can someone clarify this point?
Help needed urgently! Can someone clarify this point?
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Spagman63
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Kunter, yes it is because it is an activity. It doesn �t matter about the prep phrase after it. It is still an activity. "BY train" is just telling you HOW he/she travels. Look: Traveling is fun. Traveling by train is fun. In both cases, traveling is a gerund.
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14 Dec 2009
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kons
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I also think they are gerund in both cases. they are used as nouns not as adjectives. the preposition is not vital in such cases. you can say:
traveling is fun or traveling by train is fun.
the function of the noun does not change. |
14 Dec 2009
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kunter
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thanks for your help, that makes everything much clearer! |
15 Dec 2009
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