Identifying gerunds.

[abhishek.gupta]

FoV pg 50 Drill 3.2 sentence no 2
The executive has been accused of embezzling funds.
"embezzling" is a gerund.
But if i try to repalce it with some noun It dos not make sense.

Similiarly FoV pg 58 Drill 3.5 sentence no 4
The performer danced in a lively manner, delighting the children.
What part of speech does "delighting" belongs to?

Please guide.
regards,
Abhishek Gupta

[aditya8062]

the fact that "embezzling funds." is object of preposition tells us that it is a noun (a gerund in a way coz its ING form ) .also as for replacing i think the following will make sense :The executive has been accused of theft.

in the following case :The performer danced in a lively manner, delighting the children

"delighting the children" is a typical adverbial modifier which is modifying the previous clause .now because it is acting like an adjective so i guess the part of speech much be adjective
BTW what is FOV ? what source is this ?

[abhishek.gupta]

Hey thanks for the help.
I am using FoV as abbreviation for Foundations of GMAT Verbal 5th edition.
Sorry for not articulating properly.

[aditya8062]

its oki !! BTW i have just penned down my thoughts .Manhattan instructors are the final authority here .my thought are subject to review by Manhattan instructors
regards

[abhishek.gupta]

I waiting to hear from them.
My thought is that in the sentence:
The performer danced in a lively manner, delighting the children.

The word "delighting" belongs to verb. It is representing an action by "performer".

Any Instructors want to comment?

regards,
Abhishek Gupta

[jlucero]

FoV pg 50 Drill 3.2 sentence no 2
The executive has been accused of embezzling funds.
"embezzling" is a gerund.
But if i try to repalce it with some noun It dos not make sense.

Similiarly FoV pg 58 Drill 3.5 sentence no 4
The performer danced in a lively manner, delighting the children.
What part of speech does "delighting" belongs to?

Please guide.
regards,
Abhishek Gupta

1. it is a gerund, and I was literally thinking of the word "theft" when I read aditya's post.

2. comma+ING is an adverbial modifier, modifying the verb "danced"-- how did she dance? in a manner that delighted the children. remember- adverbs modify verb, adjectives, and other adverbs; adjectives modify nouns.