Giving in to foolish desires has gotten many people into trouble.
2007-03-30 04:37:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The verb is 'has gotten', third person singular, present perfect tense of 'get'.
'Giving in' is the present participle of the phrasal verb 'to give in'. Here, it is a gerund (verbal ending in '-ing' and acting as a noun), and 'Giving in to foolish desires' is a gerund phrase and is the subject of the sentence.
2007-03-30 05:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
giving in is an action acting as a subject has gotten is the verb. i don't think this sentence is using proper grammar.
to start with, 'give in' is poor because it is a phrase that ends in a preposition. also, has gotten is incorrect verb tense.
better written: foolish desires gets many people into trouble.
here, desires is the subject and gets is the verb. much easier to analyze.
2007-03-30 05:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by theoutcrop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow, that's been awhile yet right here is going....needed is the verb of the sentence b/c that's related to the the concern We. provide is like an adverb or something...nevertheless bearing directly to We yet having to do with the birds...
2016-11-24 23:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by maiale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the complete idiom and a verb chunk.
2007-03-30 04:45:57 · answer #4 · answered by John M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think in is a verb..
2007-03-30 04:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by Hannah C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋