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If Philip is planning a party.
If Philip and planning are identical...then planning would be a predicate nominative. Does Philip = planning... NOT likely. <G>
Is planning is what Philip is doing. Party is what Philip is doing it to. So party is the "object" of the planning...right?
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To clarify my question before,
I am diagramming sentences. When diagramming, verbs and gerunds go in very different spots. in the sentence Philip is planning a party, it could either be Philip | is \ (gerund goes a stand) planning | party. Or, it could be Philip |is planning| party. Many setences are like this. How can I always tell whether a word ending in ing is in progressive tense if it has a form of "to be" (is planning) or a gerund (is | planning).
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The word "planning" is not a gerund in this sentence. It's the main verb, with "is" as it's auxiliary (helping) verb.
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