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fw
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 Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:05 pm Post subject: overcoming |
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Hello, everyone.
Which is the underlined word “overcoming” in the passage below, #1 or #2?
1. gerund
2. present participle(=adjective)
There are practical problems involved in bringing a big number of foreigners here, bu the number one obstacle surely is overcoming popular prejudice. unlike countries such as Australia and Canada, Japan has never experienced a major wave of immigration.
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doliver
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:05 am Post subject: |
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Hello, FW.
You wrote:
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Which is the underlined word “overcoming” in the passage below, #1 or #2?
1. gerund
2. present participle(=adjective)
There are practical problems involved in bringing a big number of foreigners here, but the number one obstacle surely is overcoming popular prejudice. unlike countries such as Australia and Canada, Japan has never experienced a major wave of immigration. |
Comments:
In the passage that you quoted, overcoming is a gerund (an -ing verb form used as a noun): "overcoming popular prejudice" is a predicate nominative which is the equivalent of "one obstacle."
I hope these comments are helpful.
D. Oliver
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fw
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:09 am Post subject: |
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Thank you, doliver, for your reply.
It really helps.
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