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The Spanish teacher said we would learn the gerund. When I asked what gerund was in English, - she told me that it was English. 
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I had never seen a clothing design like that before, so I went to the library and looked up her dress.
The looked up tells you everything you need to know about ran into an old friend.
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gerund
Not to be confused, though often, with the gerundive.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Quote:
I had never seen a clothing design like that before, so I went to the library and looked up her dress.
[/certified pun]
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"OK, since it appears that you've peeked at TEd's paper, explain why "into" isn't a preposition. Please, no answers from anyone other than MA."
And I'm being tested on this because...?
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> because...? He's Fong. 'nuff said. 
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Actually, it's part of the induction ritual, Mark.
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Quote:
"OK, since it appears that you've peeked at TEd's paper, explain why "into" isn't a preposition. Please, no answers from anyone other than MA."
And I'm being tested on this because...?
Because you claim to understand grammar and, in particular, prepositions. Actually, I think your arguments are nice.
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> arguments are nice pssst, Mark, don't follow *that hare, whatever you do! 
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I don't claim to understand grammar. I'm still learning. My point had more to do with the grammar I DIDN'T get in high school honors classes rather than the grammar I got in college.
I'm not much interested in grammar gotchas. *yawn*
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