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gerund and noun applications
Gerund as noun or verb?Gerund supporting or Noun supportMake/have + noun/pronoun + gerundPlease help me to distinguish a noun+noun, a adjective+noun and a gerund+noun?Gerund vs Perfect GerundWhat to use after a preposition, a noun or gerundGerund as a noun 'having/taking a shower'Type 2 or 3 conditionalCan “a gerund phrase” modify a noun?The door slammed to. If without 'to', could this be ungrammatical?
This sentence below is extracted from vocabulary for IELTS book (recording scripts part).
- But nowadays all we seem to do is argue and that causes a lot of conflict between us.
Why she's saying argue? Shouldn't it be arguing or argument? And why conflict is not plural?
grammar nouns gerunds
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This sentence below is extracted from vocabulary for IELTS book (recording scripts part).
- But nowadays all we seem to do is argue and that causes a lot of conflict between us.
Why she's saying argue? Shouldn't it be arguing or argument? And why conflict is not plural?
grammar nouns gerunds
edited 25 mins ago
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asked 1 hour ago
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I've edited your question to restrict it on one sentence. If you also want to ask about the other sentence you should do so in a separate question. This avoids the question being "too broad".
– James K
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This sentence below is extracted from vocabulary for IELTS book (recording scripts part).
- But nowadays all we seem to do is argue and that causes a lot of conflict between us.
Why she's saying argue? Shouldn't it be arguing or argument? And why conflict is not plural?
grammar nouns gerunds
edited 25 mins ago
James K
38.1k13997
asked 1 hour ago
amir rezvanfaramir rezvanfar
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This sentence below is extracted from vocabulary for IELTS book (recording scripts part).
- But nowadays all we seem to do is argue and that causes a lot of conflict between us.
Why she's saying argue? Shouldn't it be arguing or argument? And why conflict is not plural?
grammar nouns gerunds
grammar nouns gerunds
edited 25 mins ago
James K
38.1k13997
asked 1 hour ago
amir rezvanfaramir rezvanfar
256
edited 25 mins ago
James K
38.1k13997
asked 1 hour ago
amir rezvanfaramir rezvanfar
256
edited 25 mins ago
James K
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edited 25 mins ago
James K
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edited 25 mins ago
James K
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I've edited your question to restrict it on one sentence. If you also want to ask about the other sentence you should do so in a separate question. This avoids the question being "too broad".
– James K
31 mins ago
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I've edited your question to restrict it on one sentence. If you also want to ask about the other sentence you should do so in a separate question. This avoids the question being "too broad".
– James K
31 mins ago
I've edited your question to restrict it on one sentence. If you also want to ask about the other sentence you should do so in a separate question. This avoids the question being "too broad".
– James K
31 mins ago
I've edited your question to restrict it on one sentence. If you also want to ask about the other sentence you should do so in a separate question. This avoids the question being "too broad".
– James K
31 mins ago
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The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:
What she does is play tennis.
All I do is miss you.
The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".
"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"
answered 23 mins ago
James KJames K
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Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
32 secs ago
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The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.
In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.
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In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?
– amir rezvanfar
16 mins ago
@amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)
– David Siegel
11 mins ago
would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
3 mins ago
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The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:
What she does is play tennis.
All I do is miss you.
The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".
"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"
answered 23 mins ago
James KJames K
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Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
32 secs ago
add a comment |
The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:
What she does is play tennis.
All I do is miss you.
The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".
"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"
answered 23 mins ago
James KJames K
38.1k13997
Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
32 secs ago
add a comment |
The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:
What she does is play tennis.
All I do is miss you.
The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".
"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"
answered 23 mins ago
James KJames K
38.1k13997
The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:
What she does is play tennis.
All I do is miss you.
The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".
"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"
answered 23 mins ago
James KJames K
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answered 23 mins ago
James KJames K
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answered 23 mins ago
James KJames K
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answered 23 mins ago
James KJames K
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Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
32 secs ago
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Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
32 secs ago
Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
32 secs ago
Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
32 secs ago
add a comment |
The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.
In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.
answered 23 mins ago
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In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?
– amir rezvanfar
16 mins ago
@amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)
– David Siegel
11 mins ago
would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
3 mins ago
add a comment |
The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.
In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.
answered 23 mins ago
David SiegelDavid Siegel
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In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?
– amir rezvanfar
16 mins ago
@amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)
– David Siegel
11 mins ago
would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
3 mins ago
add a comment |
The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.
In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.
answered 23 mins ago
David SiegelDavid Siegel
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The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.
In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.
answered 23 mins ago
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answered 23 mins ago
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answered 23 mins ago
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answered 23 mins ago
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In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?
– amir rezvanfar
16 mins ago
@amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)
– David Siegel
11 mins ago
would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
3 mins ago
add a comment |
In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?
– amir rezvanfar
16 mins ago
@amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)
– David Siegel
11 mins ago
would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
3 mins ago
In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?
– amir rezvanfar
16 mins ago
In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?
– amir rezvanfar
16 mins ago
@amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)
– David Siegel
11 mins ago
@amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)
– David Siegel
11 mins ago
would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
3 mins ago
would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.
– amir rezvanfar
3 mins ago
add a comment |
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