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#2 (permalink) Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:56 am Help(ing) |
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Hi English Learner,
You need the verb form here because there is an object for the verb helping and that is me. You can simply say: Thank you for your help (noun) but the sentence continues with another object and that is preceded by the verb. Let's take another example:
Thank you for your advice (noun) Thank you for advising (verb) me.
I do hope this is clear.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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#3 (permalink) Fri Apr 14, 2006 16:27 pm Why helping? isn't help noun, too? |
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| I think there's a spelling mistake..your instead of you're ..is it right? |
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Wullpe New Member
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#4 (permalink) Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:40 am Why helping? isn't help noun, too? |
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"Your" is the correct word.
Thank you for your help. Thank you for your helping out. |
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Andrew New Member
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#5 (permalink) Thu Feb 26, 2009 20:14 pm Why helping? isn't help noun, too? |
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hi alan!
i just wanted to ask you if it would be correct to say "thank you for YOU helping out"? in "thank you for your HELPING out" could that "helping" be a substantive or still a gerund?
also, could you tell me if these exercise are meant to be proficiency level?
thanks a lot
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Magaly New Member
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#6 (permalink) Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:32 am Why helping? isn't help noun, too? |
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Hello Magaly,
I'm not Alan, but I can give you some input about how thank you is used.
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| i just wanted to ask you if it would be correct to say "thank you for YOU helping out"? in "thank you for your HELPING out" could that "helping" be a substantive or still a gerund? |
I would say that neither of your sentences would be used by a native speaker of English. Neither the word your nor you (as highlighted in the quote) would be included:
Thank you for helping out. Thank you for helping me. Thank you for helping.
As already mentioned, however, the use of a noun makes a difference. Then your is possible: Thank you for your help. . _____________________________________
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