Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: helping

  1. 16-Oct-2009, 15:41 #1
    wowenglish1
    wowenglish1 is offline Senior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Korean
      • Home Country:
      • South Korea
      • Current Location:
      • South Korea
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Posts
    565

    Default helping

    I have two guestions.
    1. I would like to know which is correct.
    a. Recently I encountered a cab driver who was warm and friendly, helping me with books and parcels.
    b. Recently I encountered a cab driver who was warm and friendly, helped me with books and parcels.
    2. If "a" is correct, I wonder if "helping" is a present participle or a gerund.
  2. 16-Oct-2009, 16:17 #2
    bhaisahab's Avatar
    bhaisahab
    bhaisahab is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Retired English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • England
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    19,294

    Default Re: helping

    Quote Originally Posted by wowenglish1 View Post
    I have two guestions.
    1. I would like to know which is correct.
    a. Recently I encountered a cab driver who was warm and friendly, helping me with books and parcels.
    b. Recently I encountered a cab driver who was warm and friendly, helped me with books and parcels.
    2. If "a" is correct, I wonder if "helping" is a present participle or a gerund.
    A is correct, "helping" is a present participle.
  3. 16-Oct-2009, 18:39 #3
    anupumh
    anupumh is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    1,109

    Default Re: helping

    Quote Originally Posted by wowenglish1 View Post
    I have two guestions.
    1. I would like to know which is correct.
    a. Recently I encountered a cab driver who was warm and friendly, helping me with books and parcels.
    b. Recently I encountered a cab driver who was warm and friendly, helped me with books and parcels.
    2. If "a" is correct, I wonder if "helping" is a present participle or a gerund.
    Adding "and" in the second statement should make it correct...


    Recently I encountered a cab driver who was warm and friendly and helped me with books and parcels.
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. [Grammar] What is the difference between modal verb and helping verb(is, am, are etc)?
    By saadtariq in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 07-Jun-2009, 15:38
  2. [Grammar] helping to use OR helping for using...?
    By SunMoon in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 19-Sep-2008, 16:57
  3. Usage Of "does"
    By crool in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 09-Aug-2007, 16:56
  4. helping and serving
    By alexi sauer in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 01-Aug-2007, 20:37
  5. Helping a child with clothes
    By starhu in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 20-Mar-2007, 21:49

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Hotchalk

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.1