Dave, I am happy you brought up this important and not easy subject in a set of videos. It can determine a better understanding and a better writing for those who want and/or need to master English.
Good points raised. The broad-brush rule is that the participial phrase acts as an adjective to the noun in the sentence, In some of those examples we saw adverbial phrases which were not modifying the noun. A classic example for a gerund being used in a prepositional phrase could be: "Despite it raining heavily outside, we are going for our walk." I would have 'Despite it raining heavily outside' down as a prepositional and not a participial phrase example because it doesn't modify the noun. The word 'raining' is a gerund in the sentence and 'are going' is the main verb....Participial phrase example: "Dark and gloomy, the weather did little to improve my mood."
Dark and gloomy are simple adjectives (so your example is an adjectival phrase). It seems to me that a participle phrase ought to contain present or past participles. For example, 'anticipating a storm, I rushed home'. 'Anticipating' is a present participle.
Of course that is right. It was a poor and incorrect example I gave there. I personally would never write it like that anyway. 'The dark and gloomy weather did little to improve my mood.' is how I would write it. Hoping for sun, I went for a walk.' and 'Listening closely for useful information, I watched this lesson about participial phrases:' These being better participial phrase examples.
Hi, I wonder if this tendency not to use possessive form is recent (maybe a hundred years old). While I was reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice I often came across possessive forms before gerunds and was surprised at it for at school we were taught about Complex Subject (verb + object + to+ infinitive or participle I) and it didn't seem natural to me then. Also, when it is possessive the V-ing form is gerund whereas when it is er...for want of a better word, "not possessive" it is participle. Am I right? Btw, it very easy to identify what it is, gerund or participle, if one translates it into Russian, e.g. reading could be translated as "читающий" - причастие (participle), "чтение" - "gerund", or even "читая" - деепричастие - the form similar to latter examples in the video (assuming that - "предполагая что").
i have a question sir?? 1) "My hobby is driving" 2) "My hobby is interesting" 3) "The teacher's problem was confusing". is all these "driving", "interseting", "confusing" are "present participles (adjectives)" which are shwoing a quality of the "subjects".please clear my confusion sir.
@@aliglimmer6071 maybe you know how to say those 2)3) exemples like 2)My hobby is person who get knowledge abot anything 3) The teacher's problem was ... to confuse everybody by using some voices or constructions
Dave, I am happy you brought up this important and not easy subject in a set of videos. It can determine a better understanding and a better writing for those who want and/or need to master English.
Please keep the list of words which are neither participle nor gerund.We are happy with your way of teaching
List of words ONLY available on my courses. Buy the course for access to the list
Good points raised. The broad-brush rule is that the participial phrase acts as an adjective to the noun in the sentence, In some of those examples we saw adverbial phrases which were not modifying the noun. A classic example for a gerund being used in a prepositional phrase could be: "Despite it raining heavily outside, we are going for our walk." I would have 'Despite it raining heavily outside' down as a prepositional and not a participial phrase example because it doesn't modify the noun. The word 'raining' is a gerund in the sentence and 'are going' is the main verb....Participial phrase example: "Dark and gloomy, the weather did little to improve my mood."
Dark and gloomy are simple adjectives (so your example is an adjectival phrase). It seems to me that a participle phrase ought to contain present or past participles. For example, 'anticipating a storm, I rushed home'. 'Anticipating' is a present participle.
Of course that is right. It was a poor and incorrect example I gave there. I personally would never write it like that anyway. 'The dark and gloomy weather did little to improve my mood.' is how I would write it. Hoping for sun, I went for a walk.' and 'Listening closely for useful information, I watched this lesson about participial phrases:' These being better participial phrase examples.
Yes, they are good examples. Thanks for sharing!
But if seeing as is a subordinate conjuction, shouldn't there also be one independent clause and dependent clause.
how about situation where participle acts as adverb .
Sir , I need a list of conjunctions ending in ing. Thanks in advance..
Hi, I wonder if this tendency not to use possessive form is recent (maybe a hundred years old). While I was reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice I often came across possessive forms before gerunds and was surprised at it for at school we were taught about Complex Subject (verb + object + to+ infinitive or participle I) and it didn't seem natural to me then.
Also, when it is possessive the V-ing form is gerund whereas when it is er...for want of a better word, "not possessive" it is participle. Am I right?
Btw, it very easy to identify what it is, gerund or participle, if one translates it into Russian, e.g. reading could be translated as "читающий" - причастие (participle), "чтение" - "gerund", or even "читая" - деепричастие - the form similar to latter examples in the video (assuming that - "предполагая что").
But do we have to use articles "a" and "the" before gerund if it is being used as subject?
No, we don't ALWAYS use articles before gerunds. We SOMETIMES use articles before gerunds. Try my videos on articles for more information.
Just curious, what if written it in this way, " By women having the vote, reduces men's political power “ ？ Would it sounds logical ?
Or, " By having women on the vote, reduces men's political power " ?
Hoho Meagain ..in this sentence political power is subject
Super useful!
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i have a question sir??
1) "My hobby is driving"
2) "My hobby is interesting"
3) "The teacher's problem was confusing".
is all these "driving", "interseting", "confusing" are "present participles (adjectives)" which are shwoing a quality of the "subjects".please clear my confusion sir.
bro according to me interesting and confusing are the present participle ,describing the subject but not with the case of driving
1) driving is the object
2) ... is an adjective
3) ... is an adjective
1) is used as gerund of subject completement.
@@aliglimmer6071 maybe you know how to say those 2)3) exemples like 2)My hobby is person who get knowledge abot anything 3) The teacher's problem was ... to confuse everybody by using some voices or constructions
@@alexanderivanov899 i don't get what you mean, mate.
Why can't they be an adverbial participle: if speaking frankly, he's unlikely to be on time.
All participles have an adverbial component, but we model them as adjectival.
He was absolved from the charge of murder seeing his tender age. here 'seeing' is what...........