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☆☆☆☆☆A gerund is a noun that is formed by adding (a gerund right there!) -ing to a verb. See example below.
A gerund is a verbal formed by adding ing to a verb. While it looks like the present participle, it functions as a noun, as in playing in We admired the young musician's tasteful playing.
It is a form of a verb when functioning as a noun, As writing in "writing is easy"
it means a language that is called Latin
As in Latin, a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun - as in Writing is easy In English a gerund is the "-ing" form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as "his profession is writing".
A grammatical construction in which an adverb is placed to and the verb stem
Adjectives modify nouns.
A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Adverb
E. Gerund A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Adverb
E. Gerund A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Adverb
E. Gerund
a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'A dangling participle is a participial phrase that precedes a main clause but doesn't clearly connect with a subject.
A participial phrase that precedes a main clause but doesn't clearly connect with a subject
- A phrase or clause placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word.
A participial adjective is a present or past participle that is used to modify a noun.
An awkward modifier is a modifier that interrupts the flow of the sentence. =]
A modifier that interrupts the flow of the sentence
Television is almost entirely funded by advertising.
The Nielsen ratings measure the number of viewers for individual programs that helps advertisers try to reach the largest number of people possible
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What mechanics are responsible for regulating sodium and water intake for regulating blood pressure
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I am in 5th grade and I know a run on sentence it is a sentence with commas to separate your full sentence
Consequently, furthermore, however, therefore, besides, also
Coordinating adjectives are (usually) two adjectives that describe the same noun. With coordinating adjectives you can usually put 'and' between them eg The road was slippery and treacherous.
She was wearing a blue, nylon jacket. -- In this sentence the adjectives blue and nylon are not coordinating so you cant put and between them
A classification that helps define television shows into different groups
