The short-over due winter is just about to depart. Let's kiss it away.^^
This Week 2000-2001 Issue 2 -
... Said Chuck Brictson, former director for development and alumni relations, "I
am very pleased with the naming of Thomas J. Knutson as our distinguished alumnus
for 2001. Dr. Knutson and I were classmates and fraternity brothers in ...
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What's above is what I retrived from a search engine.
Well.. I wondered if 'the' is acceptable when it is put in front of a gerund.
The corpus would lead the way. Let me call it here.
Wow.. The result from entering 'the+VBG' is way too much.
원래 the + 동명사가 흔히 쓰이는 용법이었나요?
I like playing the piano. 라고는 해도 I like the playing the piano. 라고는
안 하는걸로 알고 있는데 어떤 게 된걸까요?
첫댓글 of ~ 로 한정이 되기땜에 쓴거자나여
"like playing" is a verb phrase, and placing a 'the' in front of 'playing' would be grammatically incorrect. However, 'the' in front of 'naming' is correct because 'naming' serves the function of Direct Object to the verb phrase 'am...pleased.'
Check out the lesson on 'Gerunds' in the 'Full members corner.'