Exploring the scope of ‘-ing’ words and the ways of using them. THE letter from Confused (MOE, Feb18) asking about the difference between gerunds (which mean “verbs with – ing that take ...

Q: I was taught that the possessive should be used before nouns ending in “ing.” For example, one would say, “your laughing ruined the mood,” rather than “you laughing… ...

Adding -ing can change a noun into a verb. For example: garden → gardening. ... Rule 1: For words ending in two consonants, just add the suffix to the root word. For example: ...

A fun, animated guide to the rules for adding the suffixes 'er', 'ing', 'ed', 'est' and 'y'. This short film is relevant to teaching English at KS2 level in England and Northern Ireland and Second ...

In other words, someone would plead “guilty of DWI,” but would plead “guilty to DWI charges.” Some logic is at work here: It makes no sense, even idiomatically, for someone to plead “guilty of charges ...