gerund
Example Sentences
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The “being” in “being with my students” is a gerund and gets the possessive pronoun “my.”
From Washington Post
Meanwhile, the gerund form of a verb the British use describes Trump’s frequent stance toward allies.
From Washington Post
First off, nice possessive before a gerund, Jordan!
From Golf Digest
Every object is a unique time-lapse record of its becoming, a visual gerund.
From New York Times
Nearly every other sentence contains pungent Anglo-Saxon nouns and gerunds.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
