A ɢᴇʀᴜɴᴅ-ᴘʜʀᴀꜱᴇ is a non-finite verb clause headed by an -ɪɴɢ verb when that entire clause is being used as a substantive, typically by being the grammatical subject or object. Though one of the 4 possible types of ɴᴏᴜɴ ᴘʜʀᴀꜱᴇꜱ, its ɢᴇʀᴜɴᴅ syntactic head is still a verb, not a noun.
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Verb + Subject + present participle or Verb + possessive + present participle?
I and my friend were discussing about which of the followings being correct.
"I can't imagine you using a dictionary"
"I can't imagine your using a dictionary"
I think that the latter is correct. My argument is that I consider "using" a gerund,…
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ensure or ensuring
This sentence extracted from a book. I wonder whether 'ensure' has been used correctly here? Or as I guess it should be either 'ensuring' or 'to ensure'?
What promises do is ensure that callbacks are always handled in the same predictable manner,…
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