Usenet Posted 21 years ago
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Verbs requiring, inviting or permitting gerund
Hi,
One of my wife's friends is taking a course to learn English. Don't for any details, I don't know any. She produced a list of verbs which are usually, (or often, or always) followed by a gerund. That list, as you've probably guessed already, made its way to me with the request for a comment on its accuracy and completeness.
Verbs listed there include admit, adore, avoid, delay, deny, enjoy, recommend, regret, remember, and quite a few more.
I have never come across this way of categorizing verbs. It seems that they're all transitive verbs where the object can be a gerund as well as a noun.
Questions:
Is this a usual way of categorizing verbs when teaching English? Is there a name for this class of verbs?
Is there a complete list of them anywhere on the internet?
Thanks in advance for your help
Gato Medio
One of my wife's friends is taking a course to learn English. Don't for any details, I don't know any. She produced a list of verbs which are usually, (or often, or always) followed by a gerund. That list, as you've probably guessed already, made its way to me with the request for a comment on its accuracy and completeness.
Verbs listed there include admit, adore, avoid, delay, deny, enjoy, recommend, regret, remember, and quite a few more.
I have never come across this way of categorizing verbs. It seems that they're all transitive verbs where the object can be a gerund as well as a noun.
Questions:
Is this a usual way of categorizing verbs when teaching English? Is there a name for this class of verbs?
Is there a complete list of them anywhere on the internet?
Thanks in advance for your help
Gato Medio
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[nq:1]Hi, One of my wife's friends is taking a course to learn English. Don't forany details, I don't know any. Is there a name for this class of verbs?
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[nq:1]Hi, One of my wife's friends is taking a course to learn English. Don't forany details, I don't know any. ... Is there a name for this class of verbs? Is there a complete list of them anywhere on the internet?[/nq]
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think the point with these verbs is that they aren't usually followed by a verb, only by a noun. Therefore if you want to follow them with a ver
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think the point with these verbs is that they aren't usually followed by a verb, only by a noun. Therefore if you want to follow them with a ver
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[nq:1]One of my wife's friends is taking a course to learn English. Don't for any details, I don't know any. She produced a list of verbs which are usually, (or often, or always) followed by a gerund.[/nq]
I suspect that that list was complemented by one of verbs that are usually followed by an infinitive. That choice has been discussed off & on in a.u.e, and it is a messy part of English usag
I suspect that that list was complemented by one of verbs that are usually followed by an infinitive. That choice has been discussed off & on in a.u.e, and it is a messy part of English usag
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[nq:1]Hi, One of my wife's friends is taking a course to learn English. Don't forany details, I don't know any. ... verbs? Is there a complete list of them anywhere on the internet? Thanks in advance for your help Gato Medio[/nq]
From the replies so far, it seems to me that I should have included some examples. So here they are:
(1) I really enjoyed talking to you.
(2) I hope to meet y
From the replies so far, it seems to me that I should have included some examples. So here they are:
(1) I really enjoyed talking to you.
(2) I hope to meet y
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