Posts Tagged ‘ing form’

Common errors in the use of gerunds

January 22nd, 2011 in Common Mistakes

Incorrect: They were counting on me helping them.
Correct: They were counting on my helping them.

Incorrect: They insisted on me resigning the post.
Correct: They insisted on my resigning the post.

Participles and Gerunds Exercise

February 21st, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

State whether the –ing forms given in the following sentences are participles or gerunds. In the case of participles, name the noun or pronoun they qualify. In the case of gerunds, state what function they serve in the sentence.