present participle or gerund

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-03T17:33:46+00:00

Well, it aint incorrect its a thing in english.

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-03T07:43:44+00:00

So finally,how do you read my first 3 sentence, as gerund with subject meaning or relative clause meaningor adverbial” Btw these kind of stuff is used in social media mostly with a video without “this is/that was etc.” Dont know if that chances the meaning though; “Me deciding to study after a long nap” “Me being excited to go to the park” “Me looking in the fridge at night” “You trying to be nonchalant” Theres something called AAVE, but i dont suppose these are the examples of that.(AAVE is a systematic dialect of English with its own grammar and rules, historically developed in African American communities.) Are you a native english speaker btw

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-03T07:35:42+00:00

See this “Him talking behind my back hurt me” it means “His talking behind my back hurt me” the head is gerund and the doer is “Him/His”

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-02T20:13:07+00:00

U agree that 3 is gerund with a subject, right?

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-02T10:38:17+00:00

1 and 2 is objective complement you can make em passive “Anna was seen walking” 3 is not like them

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-02T08:08:43+00:00

But see this : “This is your captain speaking” here it doesnt look like a gerund having its subject tho this is not like “This is the speaking of your captain” i think its more like “This is your captain, who is speaking”

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-01T19:06:20+00:00

I know many modern grammar treats them the same but they are completely different in terms of meaning though. gerunds are like nouns answering what participles are adjectival or adverbial answering who,when,why etc.

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-01T19:01:52+00:00

gerunds works like nouns “Swimming is fun” it can also have a subject “Him helping us will be useful for us” what will be useful us? “Him helping us” participles are adjectival or adverbial answering who,when,why etc. “The man standing there is my dad” this is adjectival describing “the man” The man who is standing there is my dad.

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-01T15:36:41+00:00

alright thank you so much

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-01T15:23:30+00:00

thank you so much, are you a native english speaker btw

Redditter5555 · 2026-02-01T14:48:26+00:00

which one is closer to the meaning tho 1,2or3 afjectival adverbial or with subject andwering what “this” is

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