PPT-Possessives with Gerunds

From the UWF Writing Labs 101 Grammar MiniLessons Series MiniLesson 89 A gerund is the ing form of a verb and is used a noun Winning the lottery surprised them Like nouns gerunds are modified by possessive forms of nouns and pronouns. Gerunds. Gerunds . are . verbals. that function as nouns and have an . –. ing. . ending. Since gerunds are . derived from . verbs and have an . –. ing. . ending, they do express action. However, because gerunds . a verbal ending in ing uses to name activities . Gerunds. Gerunds show action, so they act like verbs, but they also name, so they act like nouns by naming activities. . To see how they act like nouns, insert any of these phrases into any of the blanks: . More . verbals. , baby. . Gerunds. Gerunds are the . base form of a verb . + an ‘. ing. ’ ending. . They function as . NOUNS. . . Example:. Frolick. ing. is relaxing. . I dislike . knit. t. ing.. Grammar. A gerund is a verb form ending in –. ing. that is used as a noun. Gerunds, like nouns, can be used as subjects, predicate nominatives, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.. 31. Gerunds. Gerundives. The Passive Periphrastic. 1. Gerunds. If participles are verbal adjectives, . gerunds. . are . verbal nouns. .. We have gerunds in English, just like we do participles. In English, gerunds end in . They function as nouns!. How a noun can function in a sentence:. Subject. Direct object. Indirect object. Predicate noun /predicate nominative. Object of the preposition. Noun as the Subject of a sentence. Plural NounsJust because a plural noun ends in doesn’t mean it needs an apostrophe. Use the apostrophe only for a possessive noun.Here are some EXCEPTION There are none!The exception rule shown u Pratibha Bhattacharya. Department of Linguistics. University of Delhi. Delhi. * Delhi English . Acknowledgements. This study is part of my ongoing research work as an . M.Phil. student in the Department of Linguistics, Delhi University. . Verbals. Participle. A . participle. is a verbal, which looks like a verb. And acts like an adjective. . Present participles end in –. ing. (as in swimming).. Past participle end in –. ed. (as in remembered),. A noun is possessive if a phrase can be changed to say that an item or idea belongs to someone else.. Example:. . The musket that belongs to Pa. was lost.. . Pa’s musket. was lost.. Function as . nouns. . This means gerunds can be replaced by pronouns. For example,. Susan denied . participating. . in the event. .. Susan denied . it. . [it = participating in the event]. Michael remembered . Please take 5-10 minutes to write a well developed paragraph in response to one of the following quotes. Include your reactions/personal thoughts and an example based on your life experience.. Quote 1: “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he comes your partner.” –Nelson Mandela. AFTER. the noun instead of before.. Normally you used . mi(s), . tu. (s), . su. (s), y . nuestro. (as). in front of a noun.. Example: . mis. amigos, . tu. . libro. , . su. casa, . nuestro. . amario. By: Asst.Prof. Muayad R. Habib / Dept. of English / English Grammar for All 3. rd. Year Students/. College of Basic Education / Mar. 2020. ADJECTIVES WITH INFINITIVES & GERUNDS.