Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Gerunds as nouns
Hi, I'd like to ask if any gerunds can be used as nouns to replace any genuine nouns such as
1.The customer wants to file a complaint letter
instead of
The customer wants to file a complaining letter
Thank you
1.The customer wants to file a complaint letter
instead of
The customer wants to file a complaining letter
Thank you
Top answer
The customer wants to file the complaint letter You should use definite article as you are talking about the concrete letter. The second sentence: Guyper The customer wants to file a complaining letter is incorrect. Guyper Hi, I'd like to ask if any gerunds can be used as nouns to replace any genuine nouns such as In my opinion, if there is a noun that has the meaning you need you shouldn't use Gerund.
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You should use definite article as you are talking about the concrete letter.
The customer wants to file the complaint letter
The second sentence:
Guyper The customer wants to file a complaining letteris incorrect.
GuyperHi, I'd like to ask if any gerunds can be used as nou
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Dear Guyper,
We can use -ing forms(e.g. smoking,walking) not only as verbs, but also like adjectives or nouns.
compare:
You're smoking too much these days.(verb:part of present progressive)
There was a smoking cigarrete end in the ashtray.(adjective describing cigarrete end)
Smoking is bad for you.(noun: subject of
We can use -ing forms(e.g. smoking,walking) not only as verbs, but also like adjectives or nouns.
compare:
You're smoking too much these days.(verb:part of present progressive)
There was a smoking cigarrete end in the ashtray.(adjective describing cigarrete end)
Smoking is bad for you.(noun: subject of
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