Does this sentence have three verbs?
"Just forget the egg for a minute, all right?" Harry hissed as Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top of a large cabinet?
Are the three verbs hissed, whizzing, and landing? Is whizzing a gerund? I am kind of confused here.
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"Just forget the egg for a minute, all right?" Harry hissed as Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top of a large cabinet?
Are the three verbs hissed, whizzing, and landing? Is whizzing a gerund? I am kind of confused here.
verbs gerunds
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"Went" is a verb in the past tense. Why do you think that the sentence has three verbs? Is this part of an exercise that you are working on?
– sumelic
2 days ago
Learning grammar inside my SAT book and trying to find examples in Harry Potter.
– austingae
2 days ago
You could easily have 20 verbs in a (moderately contorted) sentence.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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"Just forget the egg for a minute, all right?" Harry hissed as Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top of a large cabinet?
Are the three verbs hissed, whizzing, and landing? Is whizzing a gerund? I am kind of confused here.
verbs gerunds
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"Just forget the egg for a minute, all right?" Harry hissed as Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top of a large cabinet?
Are the three verbs hissed, whizzing, and landing? Is whizzing a gerund? I am kind of confused here.
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"Went" is a verb in the past tense. Why do you think that the sentence has three verbs? Is this part of an exercise that you are working on?
– sumelic
2 days ago
Learning grammar inside my SAT book and trying to find examples in Harry Potter.
– austingae
2 days ago
You could easily have 20 verbs in a (moderately contorted) sentence.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
add a comment |
"Went" is a verb in the past tense. Why do you think that the sentence has three verbs? Is this part of an exercise that you are working on?
– sumelic
2 days ago
Learning grammar inside my SAT book and trying to find examples in Harry Potter.
– austingae
2 days ago
You could easily have 20 verbs in a (moderately contorted) sentence.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
"Went" is a verb in the past tense. Why do you think that the sentence has three verbs? Is this part of an exercise that you are working on?
– sumelic
2 days ago
"Went" is a verb in the past tense. Why do you think that the sentence has three verbs? Is this part of an exercise that you are working on?
– sumelic
2 days ago
Learning grammar inside my SAT book and trying to find examples in Harry Potter.
– austingae
2 days ago
Learning grammar inside my SAT book and trying to find examples in Harry Potter.
– austingae
2 days ago
You could easily have 20 verbs in a (moderately contorted) sentence.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
You could easily have 20 verbs in a (moderately contorted) sentence.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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"Hissed", "went", "whizzing", and "landing" are all verbs in the quoted sentence. They are inflected forms of the verbs hiss, go, whiz and land. The quote within the quote contains the verb "forget".
The words "whizzing" and "landing" in this context would typically not be categorized as "gerunds". The exact definition of the term "gerund" (and whether it is a clearly defined concept at all) is actually disputed, but in general, a gerund is thought of as a verb with the suffix -ing that "acts like a noun" (for example, by being the head of a phrase or clause that is used as a subject, or as the object of a preposition). In "Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top of a large cabinet", the words "whizzing" and "landing" don't have any "noun-like" function. They would be classified as -ing-participles (which are variously called "present participles", "progressive participles", or "continuous participles"; or "gerund-participles" if the gerund/participle distinction is rejected).
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I did a very quick google search:
Hissed
Whizzing
Landing
Although in this case they say it is a noun, landing can be a verb.
Example:
I was flying. Then I landed my plane on an airfield.
As you can see, landed is a verb in this case, as you are doing an action to do something to the plane. In the google search, it is a noun, because they are saying that they made a perfect landing, not that they landed the plane.
In your sentences, all three are verbs. They are an action.
I hope it makes sense!
answered 2 days ago
Sweet_Cherry
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For the example for landing, is that what we call gerund?
– austingae
2 days ago
"Landing", in the OP's quote, is not a noun.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks I understand the confusion. I never confirmed that it was. I will edit my answer.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
You just said "landing" is not a verb???
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Oop sorry I got confused about landing because of the google thing.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
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"Hissed", "went", "whizzing", and "landing" are all verbs in the quoted sentence. They are inflected forms of the verbs hiss, go, whiz and land. The quote within the quote contains the verb "forget".
The words "whizzing" and "landing" in this context would typically not be categorized as "gerunds". The exact definition of the term "gerund" (and whether it is a clearly defined concept at all) is actually disputed, but in general, a gerund is thought of as a verb with the suffix -ing that "acts like a noun" (for example, by being the head of a phrase or clause that is used as a subject, or as the object of a preposition). In "Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top of a large cabinet", the words "whizzing" and "landing" don't have any "noun-like" function. They would be classified as -ing-participles (which are variously called "present participles", "progressive participles", or "continuous participles"; or "gerund-participles" if the gerund/participle distinction is rejected).
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"Hissed", "went", "whizzing", and "landing" are all verbs in the quoted sentence. They are inflected forms of the verbs hiss, go, whiz and land. The quote within the quote contains the verb "forget".
The words "whizzing" and "landing" in this context would typically not be categorized as "gerunds". The exact definition of the term "gerund" (and whether it is a clearly defined concept at all) is actually disputed, but in general, a gerund is thought of as a verb with the suffix -ing that "acts like a noun" (for example, by being the head of a phrase or clause that is used as a subject, or as the object of a preposition). In "Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top of a large cabinet", the words "whizzing" and "landing" don't have any "noun-like" function. They would be classified as -ing-participles (which are variously called "present participles", "progressive participles", or "continuous participles"; or "gerund-participles" if the gerund/participle distinction is rejected).
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"Hissed", "went", "whizzing", and "landing" are all verbs in the quoted sentence. They are inflected forms of the verbs hiss, go, whiz and land. The quote within the quote contains the verb "forget".
The words "whizzing" and "landing" in this context would typically not be categorized as "gerunds". The exact definition of the term "gerund" (and whether it is a clearly defined concept at all) is actually disputed, but in general, a gerund is thought of as a verb with the suffix -ing that "acts like a noun" (for example, by being the head of a phrase or clause that is used as a subject, or as the object of a preposition). In "Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top of a large cabinet", the words "whizzing" and "landing" don't have any "noun-like" function. They would be classified as -ing-participles (which are variously called "present participles", "progressive participles", or "continuous participles"; or "gerund-participles" if the gerund/participle distinction is rejected).
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"Hissed", "went", "whizzing", and "landing" are all verbs in the quoted sentence. They are inflected forms of the verbs hiss, go, whiz and land. The quote within the quote contains the verb "forget".
The words "whizzing" and "landing" in this context would typically not be categorized as "gerunds". The exact definition of the term "gerund" (and whether it is a clearly defined concept at all) is actually disputed, but in general, a gerund is thought of as a verb with the suffix -ing that "acts like a noun" (for example, by being the head of a phrase or clause that is used as a subject, or as the object of a preposition). In "Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top of a large cabinet", the words "whizzing" and "landing" don't have any "noun-like" function. They would be classified as -ing-participles (which are variously called "present participles", "progressive participles", or "continuous participles"; or "gerund-participles" if the gerund/participle distinction is rejected).
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I did a very quick google search:
Hissed
Whizzing
Landing
Although in this case they say it is a noun, landing can be a verb.
Example:
I was flying. Then I landed my plane on an airfield.
As you can see, landed is a verb in this case, as you are doing an action to do something to the plane. In the google search, it is a noun, because they are saying that they made a perfect landing, not that they landed the plane.
In your sentences, all three are verbs. They are an action.
I hope it makes sense!
answered 2 days ago
Sweet_Cherry
590216
For the example for landing, is that what we call gerund?
– austingae
2 days ago
"Landing", in the OP's quote, is not a noun.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks I understand the confusion. I never confirmed that it was. I will edit my answer.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
You just said "landing" is not a verb???
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Oop sorry I got confused about landing because of the google thing.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
add a comment |
I did a very quick google search:
Hissed
Whizzing
Landing
Although in this case they say it is a noun, landing can be a verb.
Example:
I was flying. Then I landed my plane on an airfield.
As you can see, landed is a verb in this case, as you are doing an action to do something to the plane. In the google search, it is a noun, because they are saying that they made a perfect landing, not that they landed the plane.
In your sentences, all three are verbs. They are an action.
I hope it makes sense!
answered 2 days ago
Sweet_Cherry
590216
For the example for landing, is that what we call gerund?
– austingae
2 days ago
"Landing", in the OP's quote, is not a noun.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks I understand the confusion. I never confirmed that it was. I will edit my answer.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
You just said "landing" is not a verb???
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Oop sorry I got confused about landing because of the google thing.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
add a comment |
I did a very quick google search:
Hissed
Whizzing
Landing
Although in this case they say it is a noun, landing can be a verb.
Example:
I was flying. Then I landed my plane on an airfield.
As you can see, landed is a verb in this case, as you are doing an action to do something to the plane. In the google search, it is a noun, because they are saying that they made a perfect landing, not that they landed the plane.
In your sentences, all three are verbs. They are an action.
I hope it makes sense!
answered 2 days ago
Sweet_Cherry
590216
I did a very quick google search:
Hissed
Whizzing
Landing
Although in this case they say it is a noun, landing can be a verb.
Example:
I was flying. Then I landed my plane on an airfield.
As you can see, landed is a verb in this case, as you are doing an action to do something to the plane. In the google search, it is a noun, because they are saying that they made a perfect landing, not that they landed the plane.
In your sentences, all three are verbs. They are an action.
I hope it makes sense!
answered 2 days ago
Sweet_Cherry
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answered 2 days ago
Sweet_Cherry
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answered 2 days ago
Sweet_Cherry
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answered 2 days ago
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590216
For the example for landing, is that what we call gerund?
– austingae
2 days ago
"Landing", in the OP's quote, is not a noun.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks I understand the confusion. I never confirmed that it was. I will edit my answer.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
You just said "landing" is not a verb???
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Oop sorry I got confused about landing because of the google thing.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
add a comment |
For the example for landing, is that what we call gerund?
– austingae
2 days ago
"Landing", in the OP's quote, is not a noun.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks I understand the confusion. I never confirmed that it was. I will edit my answer.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
You just said "landing" is not a verb???
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Oop sorry I got confused about landing because of the google thing.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
For the example for landing, is that what we call gerund?
– austingae
2 days ago
For the example for landing, is that what we call gerund?
– austingae
2 days ago
"Landing", in the OP's quote, is not a noun.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
"Landing", in the OP's quote, is not a noun.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
@HotLicks I understand the confusion. I never confirmed that it was. I will edit my answer.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
@HotLicks I understand the confusion. I never confirmed that it was. I will edit my answer.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
You just said "landing" is not a verb???
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
You just said "landing" is not a verb???
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Oop sorry I got confused about landing because of the google thing.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
Oop sorry I got confused about landing because of the google thing.
– Sweet_Cherry
2 days ago
add a comment |
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"Went" is a verb in the past tense. Why do you think that the sentence has three verbs? Is this part of an exercise that you are working on?
– sumelic
2 days ago
Learning grammar inside my SAT book and trying to find examples in Harry Potter.
– austingae
2 days ago
You could easily have 20 verbs in a (moderately contorted) sentence.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago