Gerund Phrase or Participial Phrase: How can you tell the difference?

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  • A gerund phrase includes a gerund and always functions as a noun. A participial phrase, on the other hand, includes a participle and always functions as an adjective. Knowing how to use these phrases correctly will make your writing better.
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  • @Asim-Baloch78
    @Asim-Baloch78 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for your kind words! I hope you find the videos useful.

  • @kamalkhawaja3198
    @kamalkhawaja3198 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thanks . the best lecture on grammar

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Great! I’m so happy to hear that you found the video helpful.

  • @amirsaleev3944
    @amirsaleev3944 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hello!)
    Thank you for your highly educational video!!

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m glad you found it helpful!

  • @alidinolaghari9246
    @alidinolaghari9246 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very nice

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m happy to hear that you found the video helpful.

  • @AyeAyeMon
    @AyeAyeMon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent lesson 🎉

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m so glad you found it helpful!

  • @anilkumarjangbahadu229
    @anilkumarjangbahadu229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent method 👏

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m happy to hear that you found it useful.

  • @thangno23
    @thangno23 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for the video. ❤

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re welcome! I hope you found it helpful.

  • @user-mohammed-fatehi
    @user-mohammed-fatehi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi there. How is it going?
    I'm John from Libya 🇱🇾. Could you make a video about participal clauses with more details because they drive me crazy. For example, how we use them to take about results, reasons, and as a condition.I'm always getting confused when i use them in writing and speaking, so please make a video. I've got to say I love ❤ the way that you explain, simplify lessons. Thanks so much 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉.

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m very happy to hear that you find the video helpful. If you haven’t already watched my video about participle clauses, please check it out. I can also try to make another more specific video. Thank you for your comment.

    • @user-mohammed-fatehi
      @user-mohammed-fatehi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@WritingBetter Thanks so much for this awesome response. In fact, now my writing is totally different than before owing to your lessons, especially using punctuations and comma in particular. I wish you great, promising prosperity. Thanks again.

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s great! Happy Writing!!

  • @theprince9035
    @theprince9035 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    'Running shoes' are very expensive...
    'Walking stick' is very helpful for elderly people....
    Could you please let me know whether the above phrases are gerund phrases or participle phrases...
    As they are functioning as subjects,should they be considered as gerund phrases or because walking and running are modifying nouns,they should be considered as participle phrases?

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "Running" describes the shoes, so this is also an adjective (not used as a verb) in this phrase. It is not a gerund phrase or participle phrase. The same is true for "walking". It describes what kind of stick. It is used as an adjective in this phrase.
      A gerund needs to be a noun. A participle must be a verb form.
      I hope this helps you to understand the difference.

    • @theprince9035
      @theprince9035 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@WritingBetter...Thanks for your response

  • @AamnaIdrisi
    @AamnaIdrisi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please make more videos

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for your comment! I have many more ideas for future videos.

  • @violate6332
    @violate6332 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks❤❤

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re welcome! I hope you found it helpful.

  • @fizaehsan9582
    @fizaehsan9582 หลายเดือนก่อน

    U explained well , participle phrases are not showing up adjective 😢

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  หลายเดือนก่อน

      According to Grammarly.com:
      Because participial phrases describe a noun, they always act as adjectives. Participial phrases also include other words besides the participle-such as prepositional phrases, noun phrases, or adverbs. This makes them a type of adjective phrase, which is a group of words that work together to act as a single adjective.
      www.grammarly.com/blog/participial-phrases/

  • @严庄-t8w
    @严庄-t8w 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Professor, I think participle phrases can function both as adjectives and adverbs. For example, in the sentence (Opening the drawer, the teacher took out the paper), the participle phrase works as an adverb; however, if we move the phrase to the middle (The teacher, opening the drawer, took out the paper), then it functions as an adjective. Am I right?

    • @williampierce4946
      @williampierce4946 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am not a professor, but you are totally correct. However, almost all professionals only acknowledge the adjective capability. The authors of The Grammar Bible agree wholeheartedly with you.

    • @严庄-t8w
      @严庄-t8w 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@williampierce4946 Thanks, William!

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is a good question. There are differing opinions about how to describe this type of sentence. English can be a complicated language that is difficult to explain. 😊 Most participial phrases act as adjectives describing a noun in the sentence. The teacher (who was opening the drawer) took out the paper.
      This video was mostly helping with identifying the difference between a gerund phrase and a participial phrase.

  • @theprince9035
    @theprince9035 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It was an exciting trip...
    I am confused whether participle+noun as in exciting trip should be treated as a gerund phrase or a participle phrase...
    As the phrase starts with a participle,should it be considered as a participle phrase but this phrase is not qualifying any of the rules like replacing them with pronouns or removing from the sentence...
    Please clarify

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "Exciting" is an adjective (not used as a verb) in this phrase, so it is not a gerund phrase or participle phrase.
      A gerund needs to be a noun. A participle must be a verb form.

    • @theprince9035
      @theprince9035 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@WritingBetter...Thanks for your response

  • @hamidrezameshgi
    @hamidrezameshgi 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A useful video. But now I have one question. What are ing verbs in continuous tense? For example "I'm driving my car". Is "driving" a gerund or participle or none?

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I am driving a car.
      The word “driving” is the present continuous tense.
      You cannot say:
      I am this a car.
      Driving a car can be dangerous.
      “Driving a car” is a gerund. It is acting like a noun.
      “This” can be dangerous.
      I hope this helps.

    • @hamidrezameshgi
      @hamidrezameshgi 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@WritingBetter Thank you 🙏

    • @hamidrezameshgi
      @hamidrezameshgi 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So sorry again to ask a question. I searched about present continuous tense, and I find somethings that said present continuous tense verbs are present participles. So in the sentence "I'm driving a car", "driving" is present participle. Is it correct in your opinion? Excuse me If I'm asking too many questions.

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes, it is.

    • @hamidrezameshgi
      @hamidrezameshgi 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@WritingBetter Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @Asim-Baloch78
    @Asim-Baloch78 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ma'am have you created videos on Essay writing for beginners.

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, I have. You might check out this video as well as others that I have in the Better Essays playlist on my channel.
      th-cam.com/video/nUq2SG3ZuyQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @Asim-Baloch78
      @Asim-Baloch78 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@WritingBetter Thank you so much 🌹

  • @chandankumarprasad2138
    @chandankumarprasad2138 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lovely

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m happy to see that you found the video useful.

    • @chandankumarprasad2138
      @chandankumarprasad2138 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@WritingBetter it is very helpful really

  • @marcobill5335
    @marcobill5335 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello, Professor. I hope you are doing well. While I'm watching a football game on NFL network, I faced a sentence on the screen "melisa reporting" melisa was reporting in that moment . Would you please explain to me if this sentence is grammatically correct? I think the auxiliary verb to be is omitted because it seems in present continuous.
    Thanks in advance

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello!
      In written English we would write:
      This is Tom Jones, reporting from Los Angeles, California.
      However, in spoken English, we often say:
      Tom Jones, reporting from Los Angeles, California.
      We leave out the “This is”.
      I hope this helps.

    • @marcobill5335
      @marcobill5335 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @WritingBetter thanks a lot, I appreciate your help.

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome!

  • @mouniaomlbanat1131
    @mouniaomlbanat1131 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Plz the difference between the phrase and clause

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb. It can be independent (a complete sentence on its own) or dependent (cannot be a sentence on its own). A phrase, on the other hand is a group of words that does not include both a subject and a verb.
      Phrase: the train to New York
      Clause: The train goes to New York. (both a subject and a verb)
      I hope this helps.

  • @HappyChocolateBonbons-xh8eh
    @HappyChocolateBonbons-xh8eh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How to differentiate gerund phrase and participle phrase

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope you found the video helpful.

  • @fadplayz2862
    @fadplayz2862 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope you found the video helpful and that you do well on your exam!

  • @mr.perfect3956
    @mr.perfect3956 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can a gerund phrase be the object of preposition?

    • @WritingBetter
      @WritingBetter  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, it can. For example:
      She wanted to learn more about decorating a cake.
      He was relieved after finding the lost wallet.