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Just found that some gerunds are used after certain objects in my reading - below is one of the examples:
...how they would feel if they had difficulty making friends..(source)
I was wondering apart from the word "difficulty", are there other nouns that can be followed by gerunds? Could you please help advise some common ones? Thanks!
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Just found that some gerunds are used after certain objects in my reading - below is one of the examples:
...how they would feel if they had difficulty making friends..(source)
I was wondering apart from the word "difficulty", are there other nouns that can be followed by gerunds? Could you please help advise some common ones? Thanks!
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That's not a gerund; it's not being used as a noun. You can't say a making friends in the same way that you can say a swimming pool. (Also, difficulty is adverbial, not adjectival.)
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:48
@JasonBassford: If "a" can be used before an "-ing" word, that's a sign that it is not a gerund but a "gerundial noun". Even if we can describe a gerund a being "used as a noun", a gerund is still a verb and not a noun.
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Just found that some gerunds are used after certain objects in my reading - below is one of the examples:
...how they would feel if they had difficulty making friends..(source)
I was wondering apart from the word "difficulty", are there other nouns that can be followed by gerunds? Could you please help advise some common ones? Thanks!
grammar
asked Dec 2 at 12:10
Jane
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Just found that some gerunds are used after certain objects in my reading - below is one of the examples:
...how they would feel if they had difficulty making friends..(source)
I was wondering apart from the word "difficulty", are there other nouns that can be followed by gerunds? Could you please help advise some common ones? Thanks!
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Jane
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asked Dec 2 at 12:10
Jane
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asked Dec 2 at 12:10
Jane
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asked Dec 2 at 12:10
Jane
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asked Dec 2 at 12:10
Jane
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That's not a gerund; it's not being used as a noun. You can't say a making friends in the same way that you can say a swimming pool. (Also, difficulty is adverbial, not adjectival.)
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:48
@JasonBassford: If "a" can be used before an "-ing" word, that's a sign that it is not a gerund but a "gerundial noun". Even if we can describe a gerund a being "used as a noun", a gerund is still a verb and not a noun.
– sumelic
2 days ago
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That's not a gerund; it's not being used as a noun. You can't say a making friends in the same way that you can say a swimming pool. (Also, difficulty is adverbial, not adjectival.)
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:48
@JasonBassford: If "a" can be used before an "-ing" word, that's a sign that it is not a gerund but a "gerundial noun". Even if we can describe a gerund a being "used as a noun", a gerund is still a verb and not a noun.
– sumelic
2 days ago
That's not a gerund; it's not being used as a noun. You can't say a making friends in the same way that you can say a swimming pool. (Also, difficulty is adverbial, not adjectival.)
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:48
That's not a gerund; it's not being used as a noun. You can't say a making friends in the same way that you can say a swimming pool. (Also, difficulty is adverbial, not adjectival.)
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:48
@JasonBassford: If "a" can be used before an "-ing" word, that's a sign that it is not a gerund but a "gerundial noun". Even if we can describe a gerund a being "used as a noun", a gerund is still a verb and not a noun.
– sumelic
2 days ago
@JasonBassford: If "a" can be used before an "-ing" word, that's a sign that it is not a gerund but a "gerundial noun". Even if we can describe a gerund a being "used as a noun", a gerund is still a verb and not a noun.
– sumelic
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Yes, there are other constructions involving a noun and a gerund-participle like this. (I use the term "gerund-participle" because the -ing word is clearly a verb, but I don't know whether it would be classified as a "gerund" or as a "participle".)
"Everyday Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives" also mentions "have problems" and "have trouble".
There are also examples in this WordReference thread: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/noun-gerund-have-problems-finding-to-find.1860584/
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Yes, there are other constructions involving a noun and a gerund-participle like this. (I use the term "gerund-participle" because the -ing word is clearly a verb, but I don't know whether it would be classified as a "gerund" or as a "participle".)
"Everyday Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives" also mentions "have problems" and "have trouble".
There are also examples in this WordReference thread: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/noun-gerund-have-problems-finding-to-find.1860584/
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Yes, there are other constructions involving a noun and a gerund-participle like this. (I use the term "gerund-participle" because the -ing word is clearly a verb, but I don't know whether it would be classified as a "gerund" or as a "participle".)
"Everyday Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives" also mentions "have problems" and "have trouble".
There are also examples in this WordReference thread: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/noun-gerund-have-problems-finding-to-find.1860584/
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Yes, there are other constructions involving a noun and a gerund-participle like this. (I use the term "gerund-participle" because the -ing word is clearly a verb, but I don't know whether it would be classified as a "gerund" or as a "participle".)
"Everyday Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives" also mentions "have problems" and "have trouble".
There are also examples in this WordReference thread: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/noun-gerund-have-problems-finding-to-find.1860584/
answered 2 days ago
sumelic
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Yes, there are other constructions involving a noun and a gerund-participle like this. (I use the term "gerund-participle" because the -ing word is clearly a verb, but I don't know whether it would be classified as a "gerund" or as a "participle".)
"Everyday Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives" also mentions "have problems" and "have trouble".
There are also examples in this WordReference thread: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/noun-gerund-have-problems-finding-to-find.1860584/
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That's not a gerund; it's not being used as a noun. You can't say a making friends in the same way that you can say a swimming pool. (Also, difficulty is adverbial, not adjectival.)
– Jason Bassford
Dec 2 at 14:48
@JasonBassford: If "a" can be used before an "-ing" word, that's a sign that it is not a gerund but a "gerundial noun". Even if we can describe a gerund a being "used as a noun", a gerund is still a verb and not a noun.
– sumelic
2 days ago