nininaz
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Hello Dear Teachers,
"I saw Jim swimming".
Is "swimming" participle ?! Do we have the adjective reduction in this sentence, which is " I saw Jim who was swimming", and reduced to "I saw Jim swimming".
If it serves as participle why in the link inserted it was considered as Gerund that has the role of the object complement?!
In the link mentioned : "I saw Jim riding bike". riding is gerund and serves as the object (Jim) complement.
Oh, I am getting exhausted about lost of controversy in different sources. I wish I could find the reliable source of learning English grammar. which one should I trust!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhwGtNzdDmc
"I saw Jim riding bike". riding is gerund and serves as the object (Jim) complement.
And in the following link:
http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/gerunds_form_and_use01.html
And, http://grammartips.homestead.com/possessivewithgerund.html
~I saw Jim swimming.
~I admired Jim's swimming.
"I saw Jim swimming".
Is "swimming" participle ?! Do we have the adjective reduction in this sentence, which is " I saw Jim who was swimming", and reduced to "I saw Jim swimming".
If it serves as participle why in the link inserted it was considered as Gerund that has the role of the object complement?!
In the link mentioned : "I saw Jim riding bike". riding is gerund and serves as the object (Jim) complement.
Oh, I am getting exhausted about lost of controversy in different sources. I wish I could find the reliable source of learning English grammar. which one should I trust!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhwGtNzdDmc
"I saw Jim riding bike". riding is gerund and serves as the object (Jim) complement.
And in the following link:
http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/gerunds_form_and_use01.html
3. | Gerunds may also be used (though this not common) as object complements: Ms. Jones considers tardiness being more than five minutes late for class. How can you call this nonsense writing creatively? |
Here is a simple example to help you see the difference between apresent participle, which may be preceded by the objective case of a pronoun or by the plain form of a noun, and a gerund, which needs the possessive form to modify it:
("Swimming" is a participle describing Jim.)
("Swimming" is a gerund, acting as the direct object of the verb admired: What did I admire? I admired his swimming.)
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