Gerund vs Flightfeather - What's the difference?
gerund | flightfeather |
(grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently.)
* 1991 , Edward Johnson, The Handbook of Good English ,
* 2002 , Dan Mulvey, Grammar the Easy Way ,
* 2005 , Gary Lutz, Diane Stevenson, The Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference ,
(grammar) In some languages such as Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb. These words are sometimes referred to as conjunctive participles.
gerund
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(wikipedia gerund)Noun
(en noun)page 208,
- Compounds in which gerunds are the second element look exactly like compounds in which present participles are the second element, but different principles of hyphenation apply.
page 25,
- Like any noun, the gerund' functions as a subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, or predicate nominative. The '''gerund''' phrase is made up of the present participle ("-ing") and can contain an object and/or a modifier (and sometimes many modifiers). The ' gerund is a verbal noun.
page 55,
- Gerunds' and '''gerund''' phrases are always nouns, so they are always predicate nominatives when used as complements. Do be careful to distinguish progressive-tense verbs from ' gerunds used as subjective complements.