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What Are Gerunds?A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun or object in a sentence or phrase. Though a gerund may look like a verb, it doesn’t behave like one in a sentence. A gerund can act as the subject of a sentence, as the object of a preposition, or as the object of a verb. When a gerund has …
Nearby words
subject to, be, subject-raising, subjectify, subjection, subjective, subjective complement, subjective idealism, subjective intension, subjective sensation, subjective spirit, subjective symptom
Origin of subjective complement
First recorded in 1920–25
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