someone help!!!.... ENGLISH PROBS

[brknhrtdbritt]

Im kinda lost.... assistance would be AMAZING

[googirl8907]

With what?

[brknhrtdbritt]

what is the function of a gerund?

[fulltiltxb00gie]

a what?

[brknhrtdbritt]

a what?
i have no idea.... thats what it says....

[fulltiltxb00gie]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerund

a verb being used with -ing, -ed, ect at the end.

[Neo Cassady]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerund

a verb being used with -ing, -ed, ect at the end.

Also, it acts as a noun. For example, "He likes riding his bike," where "riding" is the object of the sentence, rather than the verb.

[PadraicPrincess]

Yeah a gerund is not a verb as a larger part of a sentence. For example "I was walking when I saw a dog". In this case "walking" is the gerund and it acts as a noun where "saw" is the the verb. The gerund may look like the verb, but it is not. It usually ends in -ing.

[brknhrtdbritt]

ok cool! thnx guys!!!... i'll have more soon

[fulltiltxb00gie]

god. i feel like i'm in spanish class right now. haha.

[Neo Cassady]

Yeah a gerund is not a verb as a larger part of a sentence. For example "I was walking when I saw a dog". In this case "walking" is the gerund and it acts as a noun where "saw" is the the verb. The gerund may look like the verb, but it is not. It usually ends in -ing.

In that sentence, "walking" might actually be a verb (part of "was walking"), but I'm not entirely sure. I thought gerunds were only when it's the subject ("Walking the dog is fun") or object ("He likes walking the dog") of the sentence. Maybe?

[Roboman]

In that sentence, "walking" might actually be a verb (part of "was walking"), but I'm not entirely sure. I thought gerunds were only when it's the subject ("Walking the dog is fun") or object ("He likes walking the dog") of the sentence. Maybe?

You're correct. "Was walking" is the past progressive (I'm taking that term from my high school Spanish classes) form of "to walk". Gerunds basically function as nouns.

[brknhrtdbritt]

You're correct. "Was walking" is the past progressive (I'm taking that term from my high school Spanish classes) form of "to walk". Gerunds basically function as nouns.

well thnx for your help but i got it all now.. thnx so so much i really appreciate it

[PadraicPrincess]

In that sentence, "walking" might actually be a verb (part of "was walking"), but I'm not entirely sure. I thought gerunds were only when it's the subject ("Walking the dog is fun") or object ("He likes walking the dog") of the sentence. Maybe?

Oh damn I don't know. Grade 9 grammar is failing me.

[dtrzcin]

Yeah a gerund is not a verb as a larger part of a sentence. For example "I was walking when I saw a dog". In this case "walking" is the gerund and it acts as a noun where "saw" is the the verb. The gerund may look like the verb, but it is not. It usually ends in -ing.

"When I saw a dog" is unnecessary to the complete thought of the sentence, so it can be overlooked. The other guys were right in gerunds being words formed from verbs acting as subjects or objects. "Was walking" is the verb of the sentence. It is telling what "I" did.

[PadraicPrincess]

"When I saw a dog" is unnecessary to the complete thought of the sentence, so it can be overlooked. The other guys were right in gerunds being words formed from verbs acting as subjects or objects. "Was walking" is the verb of the sentence. It is telling what "I" did.

Hence, "Oh damn I don't know. Grade 9 grammar is failing me."

[dtrzcin]

Hence, "Oh damn I don't know. Grade 9 grammar is failing me."

Oh well. In that case, go to summer school.

[brknhrtdbritt]

haha this is a pretty old thread

[PadraicPrincess]

Oh well. In that case, go to summer school.

OH SHIT GOTTA KNOW GERUNDS TO PASS NOW I'M GUNNA FAYLE!

[brknhrtdbritt]

ok?

[CstSnow]

Wow, at least know this, after high school you will never worry about any of that stuff again.

[alchemistandi]

Wow, at least know this, after high school you will never worry about any of that stuff again.

correct. never ever. its wonderful.

[saysmydoctor]

We have bigger issues, you only needed ONE exclamation mark in the title. And 'probs' isn't a word. And no need for ellipses...

[xxemo_kittyxx]

I remember when we did grammar presentations in English class and my group got gerrunds.

[Broken Parachute]

After high school? After grade school you never have to worry about this stuff again. I think the last time I did anything related to grammar was in like 7th grade.