How is “swimming” being used grammatically in “I saw them swimming in the lake”?
Consider this sentence:
I saw them swimming in the lake.
How is "swimming" used in the sentence? Is it a gerund or verb or anything else and how is it connected to the sentence?
I am mostly aware of basics but really can't understand this usage of "swimming in the lake" and how it is directly connected to main sentence.
Can anyone do a complete grammatical break-down of the sentence?
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Consider this sentence:
I saw them swimming in the lake.
How is "swimming" used in the sentence? Is it a gerund or verb or anything else and how is it connected to the sentence?
I am mostly aware of basics but really can't understand this usage of "swimming in the lake" and how it is directly connected to main sentence.
Can anyone do a complete grammatical break-down of the sentence?
grammar
edited 1 hour ago
Laurel
31.3k660111
asked Dec 4 '18 at 19:49
Manish Kumar BalayanManish Kumar Balayan
355
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Dec 4 '18 at 20:25
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Consider this sentence:
I saw them swimming in the lake.
How is "swimming" used in the sentence? Is it a gerund or verb or anything else and how is it connected to the sentence?
I am mostly aware of basics but really can't understand this usage of "swimming in the lake" and how it is directly connected to main sentence.
Can anyone do a complete grammatical break-down of the sentence?
grammar
edited 1 hour ago
Laurel
31.3k660111
asked Dec 4 '18 at 19:49
Manish Kumar BalayanManish Kumar Balayan
355
Consider this sentence:
I saw them swimming in the lake.
How is "swimming" used in the sentence? Is it a gerund or verb or anything else and how is it connected to the sentence?
I am mostly aware of basics but really can't understand this usage of "swimming in the lake" and how it is directly connected to main sentence.
Can anyone do a complete grammatical break-down of the sentence?
grammar
grammar
edited 1 hour ago
Laurel
31.3k660111
asked Dec 4 '18 at 19:49
Manish Kumar BalayanManish Kumar Balayan
355
edited 1 hour ago
Laurel
31.3k660111
asked Dec 4 '18 at 19:49
Manish Kumar BalayanManish Kumar Balayan
355
edited 1 hour ago
Laurel
31.3k660111
edited 1 hour ago
Laurel
31.3k660111
edited 1 hour ago
Laurel
31.3k660111
31.3k660111
asked Dec 4 '18 at 19:49
Manish Kumar BalayanManish Kumar Balayan
355
asked Dec 4 '18 at 19:49
Manish Kumar BalayanManish Kumar Balayan
355
asked Dec 4 '18 at 19:49
Manish Kumar BalayanManish Kumar Balayan
355
355
Manish, that was a brave Post and the place for helpful Answers will be somewhere like English Language Learners.
– Robbie Goodwin
Dec 4 '18 at 20:03
I am not a beginner but am having trouble with this sentence.
– Manish Kumar Balayan
Dec 4 '18 at 20:25
Thanks, Manish and please rest assured that beginner or not, you will get more help from ELL. Try it, why not?
– Robbie Goodwin
Dec 4 '18 at 20:50
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Manish, that was a brave Post and the place for helpful Answers will be somewhere like English Language Learners.
– Robbie Goodwin
Dec 4 '18 at 20:03
I am not a beginner but am having trouble with this sentence.
– Manish Kumar Balayan
Dec 4 '18 at 20:25
Thanks, Manish and please rest assured that beginner or not, you will get more help from ELL. Try it, why not?
– Robbie Goodwin
Dec 4 '18 at 20:50
Manish, that was a brave Post and the place for helpful Answers will be somewhere like English Language Learners.
– Robbie Goodwin
Dec 4 '18 at 20:03
Manish, that was a brave Post and the place for helpful Answers will be somewhere like English Language Learners.
– Robbie Goodwin
Dec 4 '18 at 20:03
I am not a beginner but am having trouble with this sentence.
– Manish Kumar Balayan
Dec 4 '18 at 20:25
I am not a beginner but am having trouble with this sentence.
– Manish Kumar Balayan
Dec 4 '18 at 20:25
Thanks, Manish and please rest assured that beginner or not, you will get more help from ELL. Try it, why not?
– Robbie Goodwin
Dec 4 '18 at 20:50
Thanks, Manish and please rest assured that beginner or not, you will get more help from ELL. Try it, why not?
– Robbie Goodwin
Dec 4 '18 at 20:50
add a comment |
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Participle, which is a verbal, namely a verb used as an adjective. Modifies "them."
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Participle, which is a verbal, namely a verb used as an adjective. Modifies "them."
answered Dec 4 '18 at 20:34
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Participle, which is a verbal, namely a verb used as an adjective. Modifies "them."
answered Dec 4 '18 at 20:34
Les TiversLes Tivers
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Participle, which is a verbal, namely a verb used as an adjective. Modifies "them."
answered Dec 4 '18 at 20:34
Les TiversLes Tivers
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answered Dec 4 '18 at 20:34
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answered Dec 4 '18 at 20:34
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answered Dec 4 '18 at 20:34
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