Thread: Is there an easy way to spot a 'gerund'
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Old 01-Nov-2005, 03:33
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Default Re: Is there an easy way to spot a 'gerund'
If it comes after the verb 'be' or is modifying a noun, it's not a gerund. If it is the subject or a verb, comes after a main verb, or after a preposition, it is.
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