***NOT A TEACHER***acakmak26: Not all -ing words are called "gerunds." Some are called "participles." (1) You wrote, "I am learning swimming." The first -ing is a participle. It is part of "am learning." It is the present continuous that you are studying in school. The "swimming" is a noun (a something). So people call it a "gerund." I think most native speakers would prefer to say, "I am learning TO SWIM." ("To swim" is called an "infinitive.") If you have more questions, just post them here. Many people will be happy to answer you.hello this is the first time of me..I had a problemabout gerund..Could you pls help me?This is my question:can we use gerund after gerund ?like learning swiming or jumping going....thank you...
I'd call it a gerund. It's a noun.In 'I am going swimming,' what is 'swimming'? ;-) Gerund? Or a participle? What is the function of 'swimming'?
***NOT A TEACHER***My books tell me that "come" and "go" may be considered linking verbs in sentences such as "He went fishing." Thus the -ing word can be called a "participle." Or: the -ing word may be considered a gerund modifying verb. That is, "He went fishing" was originally "He went a-fishing" which was originally "He went ON fishing."In 'I am going swimming,' what is 'swimming'? ;-) Gerund? Or a participle? What is the function of 'swimming'?
I'm not sure.I always try to see if I can replace the word with another noun.
I am going fishing.
I am going home.
Running everyday keeps me fit.
Regular exercise everyday keeps me fit.
As these words can be easily replaced by a noun, I think that makes them a gerund.
Let's be honest guys, in many cases, nobody knows what constitutes a gerund and what should be properly called a present participle.;-)
I always try to see if I can replace the word with another noun.
I am going fishing.
I am going home.
I think that makes them a gerund.
I'm not sure.
I am running.
I am president.
But 'running' isn't a gerund here.
I am crazy. Maybe it's an adjective!
'home' is an adverb and so is 'swimming', which makes the latter a participle. :up:
Is swimming an adverb or an adjective?
and the activity that I performed was swimming
hello this is the first time of me..I had a problemabout gerund..Could you pls help me?This is my question:can we use gerund after gerund ?like learning swiming or jumping going....thank you...
A tiny little error slipped in the machinery. 'home' is a noun in form, that is true. However, it functions as an adverb, as an optional predicate adjunct. In fact, regarding the form, 'home' is a truncated prep. phrase (to home = nach Hause).
'home' is an adverb and so is 'swimming', which makes the latter a participle. :up:
2. Regarding the status of the -ing form in 'go swimming', etc., it is generally reckoned an adverbial objective, i.e. a noun phrase serving adverbially whose putative preposition is, either optionally or (as in this case) obligatorily, ellipted.
Thus, 'swimming' here qualifies - if only barely! - as a gerund.
Are we saying that it could be a gerund or an adjective:?:
In fact, regarding the form, 'home' is a truncated prep. phrase (to home = nach Hause).
'home' is an adverb and so is 'swimming', which makes the latter a participle.
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