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#2 (permalink) Sun Apr 07, 2013 20:14 pm Question about Gerund and Noun |
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"(the) using of the <noun>" is often rather awkward and unnatural (albeit not always impossible), perhaps simply because the noun "use" is available. Also, in your sentence "use of" means "ability/permission/facility to use", which is not a meaning that "using of" can really have. Finally, even if "using" was acceptable here (which it isn't), it would probably have to be "the using of ..."
"the pool of exercise room" is not right. I'm not sure what was intended, whether "use of the pool in the exercise room", or "use of the pool or exercise room", or something else. |
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Dozy I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Sun Apr 07, 2013 20:59 pm Re: Question about Gerund and Noun |
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The 'rule' is, that when we are talking generally about situations and events, use the infinitive form. Gerunds usually sound more like normal, spoken English, and so gerunds are used when we are speaking about a specific instance.
Your sentence, "Prices include breakfast and..." is stating the pricing policy of the hotel i.e. a general statement.
The best I can come up with for 'using' as a gerund: I am not used to (the) using (of) bad language, but (expletive) the Town Council! If they think they can ride roughshod over me...*** Here, this is a specific situation.
***[b]ride roughshod over: carry out one's own plans or wishes with arrogant disregard for others or their wishes.[/b]
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#5 (permalink) Sun Apr 07, 2013 21:28 pm Re: Question about Gerund and Noun |
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Bazza wrote: | The 'rule' is, that when we are talking generally about situations and events, use the infinitive form. | But "use" in this case is a noun, not an infinitive form. |
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