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sungstar
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 Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:10 am Post subject: keep him waiting |
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| Thank you for your prompt response. I have another question. If 'waiting ' in 'I kept waiting for him.' is a gerund, how about 'I kept him waiting.'? Is 'waiting' still a gerund? |
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myprofe
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 2:27 am Post subject: Re: keep him waiting |
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| sungstar wrote: |
| 'I kept him waiting.'? Is 'waiting' still a gerund? |
For me it is but I could be wrong.
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welkins2139
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 2:45 am Post subject: |
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I think:
In this sentence 'I kept waiting for him,' 'kept waiting' is past progressive. That you were waiting for him.
In this sentence 'I kept him waiting,' the gerund 'waiting' modifies him. That someone was waiting for you. |
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Mary W. Ng
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: keep him waiting |
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| If 'waiting ' in 'I kept waiting for him.' is a gerund, how about 'I kept him waiting.'? Is 'waiting' still a gerund? |
Waiting is a present participle modifying the direct object him.
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