Find all School-related info fast with the new School-Specific MBA Forum
Learn more about the recent changes... close

It is currently 25 May 2013, 17:56
Customize  |  Hide

Search
Register
New posts
Unanswered

1) I am confused whether a gerund by itself is Simple or

  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews  
  Oldest Best Reply
Search for:
 
Print view
First unread post
Author Message
TAGS:
Manager
Manager
Joined: 30 Mar 2010
Posts: 79
Followers: 0

Kudos [?]: 5 [0], given: 3

1) I am confused whether a gerund by itself is Simple or [#permalink] New post 03 Jun 2010, 11:14
00:00

Question Stats:

0% (00:00) correct 0% (00:00) wrong based on 0 sessions
1) I am confused whether a gerund by itself is Simple or Complex?

Simple Gerund : swimming in the river
Complex Gerund : the swimming of Cindy
Simple or Complex ? : swimming

2) Is a Simple Gerund parallel to a Concrete Noun?

ex1: I love swimming and Cindy. (With respect to this question, I am assuming that "swimming" is a simple gerund)
ex2: I love swimming in the river and Cindy.

Thank You
1 KUDOS received
Manhattan GMAT Instructor
User avatar
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Posts: 153
Location: St. Louis, MO
Schools: Cornell (Bach. of Sci.), UCLA Anderson (MBA)
Followers: 90

Kudos [?]: 127 [1] , given: 6

Re: Simple Gerunds, Complex Gerunds, and Parallelism ? [#permalink] New post 07 Jun 2010, 11:26
1
This post received
KUDOS
izaidi wrote:
1) I am confused whether a gerund by itself is Simple or Complex?

Simple Gerund : swimming in the river
Complex Gerund : the swimming of Cindy
Simple or Complex ? : swimming

By itself, a gerund is simple. Gerunds are made complex and more "noun-like" by surrounding words, such as "of" phrases for objects, articles ("a" or "the"), and adjectives.

izaidi wrote:
2) Is a Simple Gerund parallel to a Concrete Noun?

ex1: I love swimming and Cindy. (With respect to this question, I am assuming that "swimming" is a simple gerund)
ex2: I love swimming in the river and Cindy.

Thank You

Yes, a simple gerund can be parallel to a concrete noun.

Examples:
My favorite activities are walking, hiking, and pilates.
He is an expert in hang-gliding and archery.
(your examples above are also correct)
_________________


Emily Sledge | Manhattan GMAT Instructor | St. Louis

Manhattan GMAT Discount | Manhattan GMAT Course Reviews | Manhattan GMAT Reviews

Re: Simple Gerunds, Complex Gerunds, and Parallelism ?   [#permalink] 07 Jun 2010, 11:26
    Similar topics Author Replies Last post
Similar
Topics:
 New posts I AM CONFUSED blessingame 1 25 Oct 2005, 22:11
Popular new posts I am so confused....:( :) lhotseface 24 08 Mar 2007, 18:12
Popular new posts Are you all as confused as I am? mNeo 26 17 Aug 2007, 12:54
New posts 1 I am confused skg 8 19 Aug 2009, 14:22
New posts 1 EXPERTS_POSTS_IN_THIS_TOPIC Confused whether I am ready or not msvel2304 3 20 Jun 2012, 06:36
Display posts from previous: Sort by

1) I am confused whether a gerund by itself is Simple or

  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews  
Print view
First unread post

Moderators: metallicafan, rajeevrks27, souvik101990, PTK, MacFauz, noboru, kissthegmat, carcass, willigetmylifeback, mikemcgarry, doe007, Vercules, Legendaddy, tuanquang269, Marcab, Narenn, GetThisDone

Search for:


GMAT Club MBA Forum Home| About| Privacy Policy| Terms and Conditions| GMAT Club Rules| Contact| Sitemap

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group and phpBB SEO

Kindly note that the GMAT® test is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council®, and this site has neither been reviewed nor endorsed by GMAC®.

Main navigation

GMAT Resources

Partners

MBA Resources

www.gmac.com|www.mba.com