gerund
Example Sentences
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His intentional use of a gerund in the title allows “entertaining” to be read as both doing a thing and being a thing.
From New York Times
It’s also one of the activities Koenig recommends for parents to introduce their kids to “musiking,” her preferred gerund for describing the act of playing with melody, rhythm and movement.
From Washington Post
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
