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ing modifier vs gerund

by nafiul9090 » Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:45 am
i have great problem in -ing modifier. i am always stuck in it whether it plays the role as an opening modifier or as a gerund. for example in OG 13 Q 14, "rising inventories", here rising plays the role of opening modifier right??. if i say "drinking coffee is good for health" or "watching serious movies helps to understand various aspect of life, here "drinking" and "watching" are gerund right??
per definition gerund is a verbal noun, which can be the doer of action verb right?? if i say "rising inventories leads to production cutbacks that may hamper economic growth" would that be correct or incorrect???
could you please elaborate the topic with GMATic example

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by vk_vinayak » Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:49 am
Can you post the complete sentences you are referring?
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by nafiul9090 » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:31 am
this is from OG 13 Q14
Rising inventories, when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth.

(A) when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead
(B) when not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, possibly leads
(C) when they were unaccompanied by corresponding sales increases, can lead
(D) if not accompanied by correspondingly increased sales, possibly leads
(E) if not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead

i know there is a problem from first comma to second comma,but i am stuck in "rising inventories" whether it is gerund or verbing modifier. thats why i omit the comma portion.

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by vk_vinayak » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:31 am
nafiul9090 wrote:this is from OG 13 Q14
Rising inventories, when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth.

(A) when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead
(B) when not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, possibly leads
(C) when they were unaccompanied by corresponding sales increases, can lead
(D) if not accompanied by correspondingly increased sales, possibly leads
(E) if not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead

i know there is a problem from first comma to second comma,but i am stuck in "rising inventories" whether it is gerund or verbing modifier. thats why i omit the comma portion.

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First of all let me solve this question.

Inventories is plural, so we need 'lead', not 'leads' -> Eliminate B and D.
There is a difference between correspondingly and corresponding. The intended meaning is corresponding increases in sales. -> Eliminate A.
There is no need to repeat the subject (they) -> Eliminate C.
Also, corresponding increases in sales is clearer than corresponding sales increases.
So, E is correct.

Now gerund vs Verb: Rising inventories

In the sentence, Rising is neither gerund nor verb. It's a adjective that is modifying inventories. What type of inventories? Rising inventories.

Also, we don't RISE something. We RAISE something. Inventories are neither being RAISED.
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by nafiul9090 » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:48 am
vk_vinayak wrote:
nafiul9090 wrote:this is from OG 13 Q14
Rising inventories, when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth.

(A) when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead
(B) when not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, possibly leads
(C) when they were unaccompanied by corresponding sales increases, can lead
(D) if not accompanied by correspondingly increased sales, possibly leads
(E) if not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead

i know there is a problem from first comma to second comma,but i am stuck in "rising inventories" whether it is gerund or verbing modifier. thats why i omit the comma portion.

regards Nafi
First of all let me solve this question.

Inventories is plural, so we need 'lead', not 'leads' -> Eliminate B and D.
There is a difference between correspondingly and corresponding. The intended meaning is corresponding increases in sales. -> Eliminate A.
There is no need to repeat the subject (they) -> Eliminate C.
Also, corresponding increases in sales is clearer than corresponding sales increases.
So, E is correct.

Now gerund vs Verb: Rising inventories

In the sentence, Rising is neither gerund nor verb. It's a adjective that is modifying inventories. What type of inventories? Rising inventories.

Also, we don't RISE something. We RAISE something. Inventories are neither being RAISED.
thanks for your explanation. does gerund always work with action verb???
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