- to
refer to the
gerund specifically.
Traditional grammar makes a
distinction within -ing
forms between present participles and
gerunds, a
distinction that...
- a
gerundive (/dʒəˈrʌndɪv/) is a verb form that
functions as a
verbal adjective. In
classical Latin, the
gerundive has the same form as the
gerund, but...
- in the
following sections.
Gerunds and
present participles are two
types of non-finite verb; the
difference is that
gerunds are used to
produce noun phrases...
- go, to see) - They
often function as
nouns or the base form of a verb
Gerunds (e.g., going, seeing) -
These act as
nouns but are
derived from
verbs Participles...
- of
gerunds and infinitives. To make it parallel, the
sentence can be
rewritten with all
gerunds or all infinitives. The
second example pairs a
gerund with...
- word
operandi is a
gerund in the
genitive case, "of operating";
gerunds can
never be
pluralised in Latin, as
opposed to
gerundives. When a noun with an...
-
gerund form of the verb sack). A
verbal noun, as a type of
nonfinite verb form, is a term that some
grammarians still use when
referring to
gerunds,...
- that are
alternatively regarded as
converbs (see
Sirenik below),
gerunds,
gerundives, transgressives, and
nominalised verbs in
complement clauses. As...
-
advisory (functioning like a large-scale
opinion poll). 'Referendum' is the
gerundive form of the
Latin verb referre,
literally "to
carry back" (from the verb...
- speak); jé c'mench'chons (we will begin); i' donn'nait (he
would give).
Gerunds will also
regularly contain geminate consonants, for example: faîs'sie...
