Ing clauses examples

Participle (-ing and -ed) clauses

• Being exhausted I fell asleep on the train. = I fell asleep on the train because I was exhausted.
• Seeing the bus come round the corner he started to run.= He started to run because I saw the bus come round the corner.

1. What clauses start with ing?
2. What is a ing clause?
3. How do you punctuate an ing clause?
4. What are the 4 types of clauses?
5. Should you start a sentence with a word ending in ing?
6. Why do we use after ing?
7. What is the ing of a word?
8. What is ing form in English?
9. What is a noun ending in ing?

What clauses start with ing?

Gerund clauses are clauses in which the first verb in the VP is a gerund, an -ing form. The subject of a gerund may be omitted or may appear in either objective case or possessive, but it can never be in the subject case.

What is a ing clause?

Present participle (verb-ing) clauses can be used without a subject pronoun and an auxiliary when the subject of the sentence does two things at the same time or when one action interrupts another. I was sitting on the sofa. I was watching TV. = Two actions at the same time: I was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

How do you punctuate an ing clause?

Use a comma before a resultative -ing clause

A common way to indicate the 'result' of an action is to use a causative verb in the -ing form separated by a comma. Any significant greenhouse warming could cause a rapid melting of polar ice, resulting in a rise in sea level and the consequent flooding of coastal areas.

What are the 4 types of clauses?

There are four basic types of main clause: declaratives (statements), interrogatives (questions), imperatives (orders/instructions) and exclamatives (used for exclamations).

Should you start a sentence with a word ending in ing?

Starting a sentence with an -ing word is grammatically correct. But inexperienced writers may start too many sentences with -ing words, which makes their writing repetitive and dull. Additionally, using introductory -ing words can result in confusing sentence structures.

Why do we use after ing?

For + -ing: function

We use for + the -ing form of a verb to talk about the function of something or how something is used: I need something for storing CDs. The PC is still the most popular tool for developing software systems.

What is the ing of a word?

a suffix of nouns formed from verbs, expressing the action of the verb or its result, product, material, etc. (the art of building; a new building; cotton wadding). It is also used to form nouns from words other than verbs (offing; shirting).

What is ing form in English?

In general, the -ing form (gerund) tends to refer to the activity (speaking, communicating) while the noun refers to the subject or concept (speech, communication). Often both forms are possible, as in your example, and sometimes only one form exists (writing, reading etc).

What is a noun ending in ing?

Additional -ing nouns with this kind of meaning include beginning(s), booking(s), building(s), covering(s), cutting(s), ending(s), filings, finding(s), gathering(s), learning, painting(s), recording(s), shopping, takings, thinking, training, understanding(s), undertaking(s), winnings, wording and writing(s).