Questions tagged [present-participles]
The Present Participle is a Verb used as an Adjective. It is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the infinitive form of the Verb.
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Part of Speech of 'Singing'
I study Gerund and Participle. Here’s a sentence in my textbook:
Can you hear Sam singing?
What is the part of speech of "Singing"?
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Almost died laughing
Is this a set phrase? Can it be changed to laugh? Or does that sound weird?
Almost died laughing
Almost died laugh
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Present participle phrase used non restrictively modifying its preceding noun
I have learnt that past participle phrase can be used non-restrictively, set off by commas, as in 1 and 2, but cannot only present participle phrase be used non-restrictively? If context is clear as ...
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verb plus ing in the begining of a sentence
I've been reading some books and confusing about how to use "verb plus "ing" in the beginning of a sentence".
Here are some examples:
A large crowd was still huddled around Bird, blocking him ...
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Begin the sentence with present participle
The captain won the toss. He elected to bat first.
Is it
Having won the toss the captain elected to bat first.
or
Winning the toss the captain elected to bat first.
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Why not a preposition + a noun instead of “beginning on Monday”?
What does "beginning" mean in the following sentence?
She will be in Canada next week for the Global Hepatitis Summit. Her
patients won't be able to consult with her beginning on Monday, as
she ...
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What is the use of “being” in the sentence grammatically?
In the sentence:
Major refreshes to the OS come about every six months, with the most recent being the May 2019 Update.
What is the use of "being" grammatically?
Can any words be added between "...
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I have a bug eating plant vs I have a plant eating bugs
Is it OK to reduce the relative clause below:
I have a plant which eats bugs.
into:
I have a plant eating bugs.
If so, I suppose it is still more natural to say:
I have a bug eating plant.
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What is the use of the word “being” in this sentence?
I have come across the sentence below from this site.
Now, it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to bring forward one case of
the hybrid offspring of two animals clearly distinct being ...
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What are these ingforms of learning?
He is learning English
I saw him learning English.
Learning is fun.
Learning English is fun
Learning a course in English is useful
In sentence 1, learning is the main verb. some call ...
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to-infinitive or present participle?
The sentence I am stuck with:
The specimen to be tested is injected into an environmental chamber through which a constant flow of air passes.
I paraphrase it in my mind:
The specimen which ...
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Use of ing without helping verbs
A few days ago I came across this post:
"How people feel after sharing a post about Amazon forest fire thinking that will put it out".
Since then I have not been able to comprehend the grammar ...
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Using “present participle” after the main clause
I came across this website. One member says this:
"If it (present participle) comes after the main phrase, that is what he did afterwards. " And gives example:
a- Tom took off his hat, putting it ...
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Is it okay to omit “by”?
It was first spotted in February by TESS, which methodically scans the
skies looking for dips in a star’s light that might indicate
that a planet is passing, or transiting, in front of it.
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which one should i use: Present Participle or Past Participle?
What is the difference between using a Present Participle or Past Participle?
Original sentence below (from financial times):
The acquisition marks Asahi's biggest mve as it persues growth outside
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Diagramming “There is less need for a superstar hardware designer hanging around”
There is less need for a superstar hardware designer hanging around.
Can someone diagram this sentence for me? I remember that "-ing" form as present participle can represent an event that is ...
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You have been there 5 hours, it is a new record!
I have been trying to comprehend the difference between present perfect and present perfect continuous.
So I came up with the situation, I say
"Dude, get out from the toilet, you have been seating ...
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I always get confused between be and being can anyone solve my problem [duplicate]
I don't want you to be here again.
I don't want you being here again.
'Being' is always a problem for me. I can use all gerunds but not this one. Please help.
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Usage question: “point being” vs “the point is” and “point being is”?
I hear a lot lines like below.
I think there is no solid rule for this. Point being, (is?) there are many exceptions in English Grammar that keeps one from claiming a universal rule for articles ...
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Is “ending” in “the first sign of something ending” an adjective(participle) or a gerund?
In Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, the idiom the beginning of the end is defined as below.
the first sign of something ending
I am not sure whether ending is a participle that functions as ...
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Popcorn is the only acceptable snack to consume while watching a movie
Popcorn is the only acceptable snack to consume while watching a
movie.
Is this sentence really grammatically correct?
I think it doesn't, because "watching" looks like referring to the behavior ...
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Who is frowning in the sentence “Daisy looked at Tom frowning”?
I read this sentence from The Great Gatsby:
“Plenty of gas,” said Tom boisterously. He looked at the gauge. “And if it runs out I can stop at a drug-store. You can buy anything at a drug-store ...
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Am I interpreting the difference correctly? “being + Pas Participle” Vs “Pas Participle” in contetxt
Consider these two self-made sentences below.
Being armed with previous experiences, I decided to check the map at every crossroad.
Armed with previous experiences, I decided to check the map ...
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Choose correct option
You have played instead of working or having worked.
You are playing instead of working or having worked.
You played cricket instead of working or having worked yesterday.
I am confused in the above ...
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Identifying absolute phrase
In an exercise I had to find how the participle was used in sentences.
One of the sentence was--
The traveller, being weary, sat by the wood side to rest.
Its answer was
being - present ...
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Missing and missed [closed]
What's the difference between your missing friend and your missed friend?
What do these two sentences mean?
miss: to fail to be or go somewhere
If I want to express that my friend has disappeared ...
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“ing”-form after “while” / “during” question
I was wondering - when using "while" usually the "ing" form of a verb follows but what if the sentence continues?
Example:
While his friends are enjoying (1. ing) their vacation at the beach he ...
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get something stuck / to stick / sticking
The verb stick can mean "to become fixed in one position and impossible to move."
But there is the adjective stuck, which means "unable to move or to be moved."
I'd like to know what difference, if ...
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Present participle Future
Is this sentence correct?
"I have all the documents and I should be filing it this week."
I know (I will be filing...) would work, but I was just wondering if the above sentence is acceptable.
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He is asked me to dinner. Is the sentence right?
He is asked me to dinner.
He is asking me to dinner.
The first sentence come from a native speaker of English.
Is it correct？
What is the difference between the meaning what it expressed and the ...
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Which of the two words sounds more natural and common to native speakers? “Though merging/merged…”
You know that the word 'merge' is both transitive and intransitive. Then in the following sentence, which of the two sounds more natural and common to native speakers? And why?
Though (merging/...
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When + [Present Participle Simple] vs When + [Present Participle Continious]
Here's an example sentence from a meme (imagine there's a man thinking about it with a wise look):
When you are thinking about how to reduce work without doing anything
Why not
When you think ...
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Can you explain what is wrong with this sentence: “Being asked about the experiment, I encourage other people to have a try,”
Today in class we studied participle clauses. Students were asked to transform with sentence "When I am asked about the experiment, I encourage other people to have a try." The correct textbook answer ...
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What is the difference between “writing in” and “written in”?
I read an article of Economist, and now I have a question.
Chamberlain returned home believing that he had cast-iron assurances from Hitler not to invade Czechoslovakia, famously waving the letter ...
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Being washed two weeks ago
Is "being" okay in the following? What difference does it make if it is removed?
(Being) washed two weeks ago, the car still looks spotlessly clean.
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went away, singing the national anthem?
Can "singing a song" be moved to the front in the following?
The students went away, singing the national anthem.
Singing a song, the students went away.
What about the following?
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Present Perfect Participle - Why Present?
Consider this example
Having switched off the lights, I went to bed.
It implies that I went to bed after I had switched off the lights. The action of switching off the lights happened prior to ...
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determining present participle
Look at this example below
You kept me waiting.
Why 'waiting' is an example of a present participle? I have found a very decent explanation of participles and how to determine them here. But I am ...
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Selling or sold?
Selling for $40, the gadget will give you great value.
Selling for $40, the gadget may seem expensive at first sight.
In the context of the sentences, there is no particular item that has been ...
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his being only eight [duplicate]
Kristin: I just wanted to give you a call and ask how your Chattanooga
trip was.
Susan: Oh, it was great. It was great. It was more fun than
a barrel of monkeys.
Susan: You know, we took ...
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Use of to-infinitives/present participles that describe a noun
My colleague at work keeps using to-infinitives and present participles that describe a noun in ways that I think are wrong. But I am not 100% sure if they are wrong and why.
He says, "PFC converting ...
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“each light deserting her” or “each light was deserting her”?
Her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened -- then the glow faded, each light deserting her with lingering regret like children leaving a pleasant street at dusk".
(The Great Gatsby, ...
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Identify piece of grammar?
I had this sentence in my English exercise book:
"Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, being eleven times
the size of the earth."
So exactly what kind of grammar is it? (with one ...
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That last one being most important
Vog (volcanic fog) is a form of air pollution. It`s made of carbon dioxide, water
vapor and sulfur dioxide. That last one being most important.
Why did the author use "being" instead of "is"?
http:...
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present tense or present participle?
I created the following sentences:
Measure the speed of the uncoiled spring returning to its original
length.
Measure the speed at which the uncoiled spring returns(is returning) to
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Sentence condensers
I got an assignment for my linguistics class, but I don´t understand what it means.
Search through the text and find examples of present and past participles, infinitives and gerunds used as ...
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present participle use in different ways
I saw a speeding sedan down the road.
The sedan was speeding down the road.
The first one is an example of the present participle (as the word speeding is linked with the car acting like an ...
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Why are these participles not gerunds?
Hearing a noise,he woke up.
here hearing is said to be a participle. But how it acts as an adjective? Again,
By working hard, you can prosper.
Is working a participle or gerund?
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Replacing “that” with a present participle
Which makes more sense, or is more correct?
one of the three fountains standing in the center of the garden
Or
one of the three fountains that stand in the center of the garden.
I am trying ...
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Difference between following phrase
Many people living in that area are farmers
vs
Many people who live in that area are farmers
And
The man standing there is a driver
vs
The man who is standing there is a driver
