Tkacka15 Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Avoiding getting caught
He is adept at avoiding getting caught.
Is avoiding getting caught a verb phrase with the passive complement getting caught in it?
Top answer
"avoiding getting caught" is a gerund phrase, the object of "at". "getting caught" is an embedded gerund phrase, the object of "avoiding".
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"avoiding getting caught" is a gerund phrase, the object of "at". "getting caught" is an embedded gerund phrase, the object of "avoiding".
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