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Where can I use gerund? #1 (permalink) Wed Jul 26, 2006 19:21 pm   Where can I use gerund?
 

Hi all

where can I use gerund ? Rolling Eyes

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Where can I use gerund? #2 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:07 am   Where can I use gerund?
 

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where can I use gerund ?

You can use a gerund in any English-speaking country-- the US, Britain, South Africa, etc.

Just joking, Herakles.

A gerund is an -ing verb form used as a noun, and can be used just about anywhere you use a noun:

Subject: A picnic is fun. Picnicking is fun.
Object: I like Mediterranean cuisine. I like Mediterranean cooking.
Complement: My hobby is philately. My hobby is stamp collecting.
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Where can I use gerund? #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:03 am   Where can I use gerund?
 

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Very Happy Very Happy

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Where can I use gerund? #4 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:06 am   Where can I use gerund?
 

but what is better to use

" I like Mediterranean cuisine" . or "I like Mediterranean cooking "
or there isn't any differences ... and where i can use it ?

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Where can I use gerund? #5 (permalink) Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:22 am   Where can I use gerund?
 

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Usually, you can use either; it is a matter of style. If an appropriate noun is available, it is usually more formal / 'better' to use it rather than the gerund, which is often quite makeshift. On the other hand, the gerund (since it is verb-based) is often more appropriate when you wish to stress the activity.
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