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Undo revision 872746 by TimothyAWallace (talk): Reverted liberal trolling/vandalism/parody. That was in no way a minor typo.
Gerunds can function as verbs within a dependent clause; in this case, the clause as a whole functions as a noun.
Gerunds can function as verbs within a dependent clause; in this case, the clause as a whole functions as a noun.
* ''Reading'' The Huffington Post teaches you many things.
* ''Reading Conservapedia'' teaches you many things.
In that sentence, "Conservapedia" is the direct object of the gerund "reading". The entire clause "Reading Conservapedia" is the subject of the main clause in the sentence.
In that sentence, "Conservapedia" is the direct object of the gerund "reading". The entire clause "Reading Conservapedia" is the subject of the main clause in the sentence.
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