Difference between revisions of "Gerund (definition)"
From Scottish Gaelic Grammar Wiki
AndrewCarnie (talk | contribs) |
|||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
A form in which a word is both nominal and verbal. A gerund is a noun that posses verbal qualities such as tense and voice. Gerunds also take adverbial modifiers. In English the gerund ends in –ing. For example,in the sentence ''Swimming is fun,'' '''swimming''' is a gerund. | A form in which a word is both nominal and verbal. A gerund is a noun that posses verbal qualities such as tense and voice. Gerunds also take adverbial modifiers. In English the gerund ends in –ing. For example,in the sentence ''Swimming is fun,'' '''swimming''' is a gerund. | ||
+ | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
+ | *[[Verbal Nouns]] | ||
+ | *[[Verbal Noun (definition)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
+ | |||
[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Category: Parts of Speech]] |
+ | [[Category: Morphology]] | ||
+ | [[Cat |
Revision as of 21:34, 7 June 2012
A form in which a word is both nominal and verbal. A gerund is a noun that posses verbal qualities such as tense and voice. Gerunds also take adverbial modifiers. In English the gerund ends in –ing. For example,in the sentence Swimming is fun, swimming is a gerund.