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He wants to be fed.
purple hair.
photographed" is a gerund )
I like going to the beach. ("like" is the verb; "going" is the gerund.)
Playing volleyball at the beach is fun. ("Playing" is the gerund and functions as
the subject.)
I like eating cold pizza. ("like" is the verb; "eating" is the gerund.)
Gerunds are often confused with verbs. Because gerunds take an "ing" ending, some
students mistake them for verbs in the continuous form. If you don't see the verb "be" in
front of a word with an "ing" ending, it's probably a gerund. For example, which sentence
has a gerund?:
If you said the first sentence, you're correct! The second sentence is in the present
continuous tense.
Lesson Sixteen
Unusual Uses of Get and Have
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Both sentences have the same meaning. What makes them different from the
passive voice is the word order:
S + V + DO + V
Generally, when you use this word order, it sounds like you had some kind of
work done for you. You paid someone or got someone to do something and you
didn't do anything.
He got his hair cut by a barber.
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The verb "make" is similar to "get" and "have" when used to express
that someone is doing work for you.
T h e p o l i c e o f f i c e r m a d e m e p u l l o v e r.
This usage expresses that the subject has some sort of power or
influence to have someone or something do something.
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