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Rajan123 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Please guide me

Music is what keeps me going.

1) Can anybody explain me why "which" has not been used, why "what" has been used.

2) What promted us to use word "going" in above sentence. As per my understanding going is a gerund.
  

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" What prom p ted us to use word "going" in above sentence. As per my understanding going is a gerund. This "going" is rather a present participle, though the meaning is "active" or "vigorous".

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"Music is what keeps me going."
What prompted us to use word "going" in above sentence. As per my understanding going is a gerund.
This "going" is rather a present participle, though the meaning is "active" or "vigorous".
Can anybody explain me why "which" has not been used, why "what" has been used.
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