Is walking the d.o. in this sentence?

donnach · Post by **donnach** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:11 pm

I stopped walking yesterday.

I=subject
stopped=verb
walking=gerund serving as d.o.
yesterday=adverb modifying stopped

donnach · Post by **donnach** » Sat May 10, 2008 3:46 pm

why is no one answering my question? i'm starting to feel self-conscious here. is it too dumb of a question?

Stephen Jones · Post by **Stephen Jones** » Sat May 10, 2008 9:16 pm

You've already answered both your questions!

Yes, and yes.

woodcutter · Post by **woodcutter** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:31 am

As long as you don't mind a (possibly confusing) discussion starting due to your questions Donna - that is the point of the forum - please keep them coming. I would say there are no easy questions of this type really, no "dumb" questions, because different people view grammar in different ways.

Sally Olsen · Post by **Sally Olsen** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:19 pm

Could it be described as;

I = participant
stopped walking = process
yesterday = circumstance