Genitive case does not always apply to the notion of possessor, for example, “It's hard to push away a fascination with the city's destruction story […]", the underlined item can be classified as:
According to the extract, what is the alternative that contains the right explanation about the gerund in bold type?
“Swimming is an amazing exercise. It’s healthy, fun, relaxing
and a low-impact sport. I know this from personal experience.
Last year while I was jogging I injured my left knee. I don’t go
jogging anymore, now I’m considering joining a swimming
competition.”
The gerund is:
Based on text, an adapted forum discussion, answer question below.
In Jake's comment “…that teaching without textbooks is becoming more and more acceptable including websites…", the non-finite clause functions as:
In the sentence
The new gas stove in the kitchen which I bought last month has a very efficient oven., the subject is The new gas stove in the kitchen.
In the sentence
They give Anne a rather interesting book every single year., the verb give can be said to be a ditransitive verb.
Based on the text, judge the items from 111 to 120.
In line 6, the verbal form functions has as its subject homo sapiens.
In the sentence
They elected Prof. Palmer the head of that department for the second time., the head of that department is a direct object.
In the sentence
Seeing the large crowd, John stopped his car., Seeing the large crowd is an adverbial clause.
In the sentence
Bernard is now the best student at that college., the best student is a direct object.
