Definitions
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- noun The realm, state, quality, sphere, or condition of being a
verb ;verbhood .
Etymologies
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From verb + -dom.
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Examples
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The gerund here is modified by an adverb (one point in the verb column) and has a direct object (another point for verbdom), but is the subject of the sentence (one point in the noun column).
The prescriptivists’ untying of this Gordian Knot is flawed « Motivated Grammar 2008
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The gerund here is modified by an adverb (one point in the verb column) and has a direct object (another point for verbdom), but is the subject of the sentence (one point in the noun column).
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