Gerunds are used as nouns. In this case, the gerund (laughing) is the subject of the sentence.
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It functions as a subject of the sentence.
The word being is a participial noun (gerund). The present participle (-ing) form of many verbs can often be used as nouns and adjectives as well as conjugated verbs. Here it is a direct object, as in the sentence "I enjoy cooking."
The third person nominative pronouns are: he, she, it, they.Note: the pronoun 'it' can function as a subject or an object in a sentence.
It meaans a stuipd person laughing
The gerund, laughing, is the subject of the sentence.It's the subject of the sentence.
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It functions as a subject of the sentence.
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"Singing" is the gerund because it is being used as a noun. The sentence is not talking about a certain person who is singing in the ran, but the act of singing in the rain. Furthermore, the verb in the sentence is "can", and the subject always comes before the verb, so "singing" is the subject. Verbs, when they are used as subjects, are gerunds.
The noun forms of the verb to laugh are laughter and the gerund, laughing.The word 'laugh' is also a noun, a word for vocal sounds and facial expression of a person who finds something funny.
A laughing spell is when a person either finds something funny or, the are nervous and break out into laughing and it is difficult for them to stop laughing.
The word being is a participial noun (gerund). The present participle (-ing) form of many verbs can often be used as nouns and adjectives as well as conjugated verbs. Here it is a direct object, as in the sentence "I enjoy cooking."
Its the subject of the sentence. Second plural person, referring to a group of people including the person/persons you are directing the sentence to. -JH (Spain)
It's commonly used when the person is actually laughing, hence the extra o; the sentence however has an typo-graphical error, or the said person's sentence doesn't make sense in the situation.
It can be. It is a participle form that can modify a noun such as story. The word convincing can also be a gerund (a noun).