Racing, dashing, skidding are all gerunds -- objects of the preposition "by."
What do you think "finished" is?
What are the verbals in these sentences and are they gerunds or participles?
The dog reacted by racing around the corner, dashing across the kitchen, and skidding to a stop.
In the finished commercial, the chuck wagon disappears right through the cabinet door.
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I think finished is a verbal and a gerund because you can replace it with a noun?
What about this one?
The trainer aroused yearning in the dog by hiding a squeaky toy in a closet.
yearning a gerund and hiding a gerund?
What about this one?
The trainer aroused yearning in the dog by hiding a squeaky toy in a closet.
yearning a gerund and hiding a gerund?
With what noun would you replace "finished?"
Your last answers are correct. Both are gerunds.
Your last answers are correct. Both are gerunds.
Study this site.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/gerund.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/gerund.htm
Thanks does help. Confused still with
In the finished commercial, the chuck wagon disappears right through the cabinet door.
In is a preposition so gerund? or describes commercial so participle?
In the finished commercial, the chuck wagon disappears right through the cabinet door.
In is a preposition so gerund? or describes commercial so participle?
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