Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Does this make sense?
I found his hobby collecting stamps.
The real question is what the word 'collecting' is.
Is it a gerund or a participle?
His hobby is collecting stamps.
In this case, it' obvious that collecting is a gerund.
But people say that gerund can't be used for these kind of above sentences.
If so, collecting has to be a present participle, right? But his hobby can't be a subject for the verb, to collect, right?
I know "I found his hobby to be collectiong stamps" would make better sense. But I'm wondering the above sentence can be right or not.
Thank you.
The real question is what the word 'collecting' is.
Is it a gerund or a participle?
His hobby is collecting stamps.
In this case, it' obvious that collecting is a gerund.
But people say that gerund can't be used for these kind of above sentences.
If so, collecting has to be a present participle, right? But his hobby can't be a subject for the verb, to collect, right?
I know "I found his hobby to be collectiong stamps" would make better sense. But I'm wondering the above sentence can be right or not.
Thank you.
Top answer
The sentence is confusing and not natural. Try this: They call his hobby collecting stamps. Now how do you feel about 'collecting'?
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The sentence is confusing and not natural. Try this:
They call his hobby collecting stamps.
Now how do you feel about 'collecting'?
They call his hobby collecting stamps.
Now how do you feel about 'collecting'?
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