saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she rarely made it well
Narrator: Her husband Carl always teased her about her macaroni and
cheese, saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she
rarely made it well.
TV Series: Desperate Housewives
I don't know why the narrator used the -ing form of the verb "saying".
How it would be like if the narrator didn't want to use the -ing form of the verb?
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Narrator: Her husband Carl always teased her about her macaroni and
cheese, saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she
rarely made it well.
TV Series: Desperate Housewives
I don't know why the narrator used the -ing form of the verb "saying".
How it would be like if the narrator didn't want to use the -ing form of the verb?
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Narrator: Her husband Carl always teased her about her macaroni and
cheese, saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she
rarely made it well.
TV Series: Desperate Housewives
I don't know why the narrator used the -ing form of the verb "saying".
How it would be like if the narrator didn't want to use the -ing form of the verb?
gerunds
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Narrator: Her husband Carl always teased her about her macaroni and
cheese, saying it was the only thing she knew how to cook, and she
rarely made it well.
TV Series: Desperate Housewives
I don't know why the narrator used the -ing form of the verb "saying".
How it would be like if the narrator didn't want to use the -ing form of the verb?
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That non-finite form saying expresses the idea that over the course of their relationship ("Carl always teased her") he would say those words, that mac-and-cheese was the only thing she knew how to cook: those are words he said when teasing her.
If you wanted to use a tensed form of the verb to say to express the same idea, you would have to say something like whenever or often in combination with the verb:
He always teased her about her cooking and often said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or whenever
He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or always
He always teased her about her cooking and he always said it was the only thing she knew now to cook.
answered 3 hours ago
TᴚoɯɐuoTᴚoɯɐuo
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In this case, it could be that the non-finite saying matches the always, but a single instance of teasing could have been described with the non-finite verb, too. E.g. One time, her husband teased her, saying that dinner tasted more like wackaroni and sleeze.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
Agreed. when teasing her would cover both cases. The action of the non-finite clause attends the action of the main clause.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
Thank you so much for your reply. He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he or she?(it is confusing) did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
– samsam
2 hours ago
Carl is her husband, so Carl is the "he" referred to.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
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A very useful pattern in English for/in writing.
- They loved the outdoors, describing it as a healing experience.
A gerund can be used after a statement to qualify it.
The gerund phrase can be used as a substitute for "and". It can be more elegant than:
They loved the outdoors and described it as a healing experience.
The journalists spent all day at the conference, reading press releases and drinking tea. [versus: and read press release and drank tea]
The lady disliked cats, complaining that they scratched her furniture. [versus: and complained they scratched her furniture.]
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That non-finite form saying expresses the idea that over the course of their relationship ("Carl always teased her") he would say those words, that mac-and-cheese was the only thing she knew how to cook: those are words he said when teasing her.
If you wanted to use a tensed form of the verb to say to express the same idea, you would have to say something like whenever or often in combination with the verb:
He always teased her about her cooking and often said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or whenever
He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or always
He always teased her about her cooking and he always said it was the only thing she knew now to cook.
answered 3 hours ago
TᴚoɯɐuoTᴚoɯɐuo
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In this case, it could be that the non-finite saying matches the always, but a single instance of teasing could have been described with the non-finite verb, too. E.g. One time, her husband teased her, saying that dinner tasted more like wackaroni and sleeze.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
Agreed. when teasing her would cover both cases. The action of the non-finite clause attends the action of the main clause.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
Thank you so much for your reply. He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he or she?(it is confusing) did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
– samsam
2 hours ago
Carl is her husband, so Carl is the "he" referred to.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
add a comment |
That non-finite form saying expresses the idea that over the course of their relationship ("Carl always teased her") he would say those words, that mac-and-cheese was the only thing she knew how to cook: those are words he said when teasing her.
If you wanted to use a tensed form of the verb to say to express the same idea, you would have to say something like whenever or often in combination with the verb:
He always teased her about her cooking and often said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or whenever
He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or always
He always teased her about her cooking and he always said it was the only thing she knew now to cook.
answered 3 hours ago
TᴚoɯɐuoTᴚoɯɐuo
110k684179
In this case, it could be that the non-finite saying matches the always, but a single instance of teasing could have been described with the non-finite verb, too. E.g. One time, her husband teased her, saying that dinner tasted more like wackaroni and sleeze.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
Agreed. when teasing her would cover both cases. The action of the non-finite clause attends the action of the main clause.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
Thank you so much for your reply. He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he or she?(it is confusing) did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
– samsam
2 hours ago
Carl is her husband, so Carl is the "he" referred to.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
add a comment |
That non-finite form saying expresses the idea that over the course of their relationship ("Carl always teased her") he would say those words, that mac-and-cheese was the only thing she knew how to cook: those are words he said when teasing her.
If you wanted to use a tensed form of the verb to say to express the same idea, you would have to say something like whenever or often in combination with the verb:
He always teased her about her cooking and often said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or whenever
He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or always
He always teased her about her cooking and he always said it was the only thing she knew now to cook.
answered 3 hours ago
TᴚoɯɐuoTᴚoɯɐuo
110k684179
That non-finite form saying expresses the idea that over the course of their relationship ("Carl always teased her") he would say those words, that mac-and-cheese was the only thing she knew how to cook: those are words he said when teasing her.
If you wanted to use a tensed form of the verb to say to express the same idea, you would have to say something like whenever or often in combination with the verb:
He always teased her about her cooking and often said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or whenever
He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
or always
He always teased her about her cooking and he always said it was the only thing she knew now to cook.
answered 3 hours ago
TᴚoɯɐuoTᴚoɯɐuo
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TᴚoɯɐuoTᴚoɯɐuo
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TᴚoɯɐuoTᴚoɯɐuo
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answered 3 hours ago
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In this case, it could be that the non-finite saying matches the always, but a single instance of teasing could have been described with the non-finite verb, too. E.g. One time, her husband teased her, saying that dinner tasted more like wackaroni and sleeze.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
Agreed. when teasing her would cover both cases. The action of the non-finite clause attends the action of the main clause.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
Thank you so much for your reply. He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he or she?(it is confusing) did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
– samsam
2 hours ago
Carl is her husband, so Carl is the "he" referred to.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
add a comment |
In this case, it could be that the non-finite saying matches the always, but a single instance of teasing could have been described with the non-finite verb, too. E.g. One time, her husband teased her, saying that dinner tasted more like wackaroni and sleeze.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
Agreed. when teasing her would cover both cases. The action of the non-finite clause attends the action of the main clause.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
Thank you so much for your reply. He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he or she?(it is confusing) did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
– samsam
2 hours ago
Carl is her husband, so Carl is the "he" referred to.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
In this case, it could be that the non-finite saying matches the always, but a single instance of teasing could have been described with the non-finite verb, too. E.g. One time, her husband teased her, saying that dinner tasted more like wackaroni and sleeze.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
In this case, it could be that the non-finite saying matches the always, but a single instance of teasing could have been described with the non-finite verb, too. E.g. One time, her husband teased her, saying that dinner tasted more like wackaroni and sleeze.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
Agreed. when teasing her would cover both cases. The action of the non-finite clause attends the action of the main clause.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
Agreed. when teasing her would cover both cases. The action of the non-finite clause attends the action of the main clause.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
Thank you so much for your reply. He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he or she?(it is confusing) did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
– samsam
2 hours ago
Thank you so much for your reply. He always teased her about her cooking and whenever he or she?(it is confusing) did so he said it was the only thing she knew how to cook.
– samsam
2 hours ago
Carl is her husband, so Carl is the "he" referred to.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
Carl is her husband, so Carl is the "he" referred to.
– Tᴚoɯɐuo
2 hours ago
add a comment |
A very useful pattern in English for/in writing.
- They loved the outdoors, describing it as a healing experience.
A gerund can be used after a statement to qualify it.
The gerund phrase can be used as a substitute for "and". It can be more elegant than:
They loved the outdoors and described it as a healing experience.
The journalists spent all day at the conference, reading press releases and drinking tea. [versus: and read press release and drank tea]
The lady disliked cats, complaining that they scratched her furniture. [versus: and complained they scratched her furniture.]
answered 1 hour ago
LambieLambie
14.8k1331
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A very useful pattern in English for/in writing.
- They loved the outdoors, describing it as a healing experience.
A gerund can be used after a statement to qualify it.
The gerund phrase can be used as a substitute for "and". It can be more elegant than:
They loved the outdoors and described it as a healing experience.
The journalists spent all day at the conference, reading press releases and drinking tea. [versus: and read press release and drank tea]
The lady disliked cats, complaining that they scratched her furniture. [versus: and complained they scratched her furniture.]
answered 1 hour ago
LambieLambie
14.8k1331
add a comment |
A very useful pattern in English for/in writing.
- They loved the outdoors, describing it as a healing experience.
A gerund can be used after a statement to qualify it.
The gerund phrase can be used as a substitute for "and". It can be more elegant than:
They loved the outdoors and described it as a healing experience.
The journalists spent all day at the conference, reading press releases and drinking tea. [versus: and read press release and drank tea]
The lady disliked cats, complaining that they scratched her furniture. [versus: and complained they scratched her furniture.]
answered 1 hour ago
LambieLambie
14.8k1331
A very useful pattern in English for/in writing.
- They loved the outdoors, describing it as a healing experience.
A gerund can be used after a statement to qualify it.
The gerund phrase can be used as a substitute for "and". It can be more elegant than:
They loved the outdoors and described it as a healing experience.
The journalists spent all day at the conference, reading press releases and drinking tea. [versus: and read press release and drank tea]
The lady disliked cats, complaining that they scratched her furniture. [versus: and complained they scratched her furniture.]
answered 1 hour ago
LambieLambie
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answered 1 hour ago
LambieLambie
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LambieLambie
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