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Gerund as noun or verb?Gerund supporting or Noun supportMake/have + noun/pronoun + gerundPlease help me to distinguish a noun+noun, a adjective+noun and a gerund+noun?Gerund vs Perfect GerundWhat to use after a preposition, a noun or gerundGerund as a noun 'having/taking a shower'Type 2 or 3 conditionalCan “a gerund phrase” modify a noun?The door slammed to. If without 'to', could this be ungrammatical?













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  1. But nowadays all we seem to do is argue and that causes a lot of conflict between us.

Why she's saying argue? Shouldn't it be arguing or argument? And why conflict is not plural?










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This sentence below is extracted from vocabulary for IELTS book (recording scripts part).



  1. But nowadays all we seem to do is argue and that causes a lot of conflict between us.

Why she's saying argue? Shouldn't it be arguing or argument? And why conflict is not plural?










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This sentence below is extracted from vocabulary for IELTS book (recording scripts part).



  1. But nowadays all we seem to do is argue and that causes a lot of conflict between us.

Why she's saying argue? Shouldn't it be arguing or argument? And why conflict is not plural?










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  1. But nowadays all we seem to do is argue and that causes a lot of conflict between us.

Why she's saying argue? Shouldn't it be arguing or argument? And why conflict is not plural?







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The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:




What she does is play tennis.

All I do is miss you.

What you have to do is be happy




The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".



"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"






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  • Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago












  • It doesn't seem to be very common, and I can't find a specific site about it. The middle example is taken from a song "Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet". I've added a third example which shows that this is a bare infinitive, and not simple present.

    – James K
    7 hours ago



















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The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.



In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.






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  • In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?

    – amir rezvanfar
    8 hours ago












  • @amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)

    – David Siegel
    8 hours ago












  • would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago











  • I will try to think of one.

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  • Thanks, last question, could it be argument instead?

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    7 hours ago










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The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:




What she does is play tennis.

All I do is miss you.

What you have to do is be happy




The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".



"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"






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  • Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago












  • It doesn't seem to be very common, and I can't find a specific site about it. The middle example is taken from a song "Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet". I've added a third example which shows that this is a bare infinitive, and not simple present.

    – James K
    7 hours ago
















6














The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:




What she does is play tennis.

All I do is miss you.

What you have to do is be happy




The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".



"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"






share|improve this answer

























  • Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago












  • It doesn't seem to be very common, and I can't find a specific site about it. The middle example is taken from a song "Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet". I've added a third example which shows that this is a bare infinitive, and not simple present.

    – James K
    7 hours ago














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The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:




What she does is play tennis.

All I do is miss you.

What you have to do is be happy




The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".



"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"






share|improve this answer















The verb "argue" is correct. Similar structures exist:




What she does is play tennis.

All I do is miss you.

What you have to do is be happy




The structure is subject-verb-complement. The complement is a bare infinitive (without "to"). Your example is more complex as the subject is "All we seem to do", but the bare infinitive is just "argue".



"Conflict" is not plural as it is used as a non-count noun: "How much conflict?"







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  • Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago












  • It doesn't seem to be very common, and I can't find a specific site about it. The middle example is taken from a song "Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet". I've added a third example which shows that this is a bare infinitive, and not simple present.

    – James K
    7 hours ago


















  • Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago












  • It doesn't seem to be very common, and I can't find a specific site about it. The middle example is taken from a song "Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet". I've added a third example which shows that this is a bare infinitive, and not simple present.

    – James K
    7 hours ago

















Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

– amir rezvanfar
7 hours ago






Would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

– amir rezvanfar
7 hours ago














It doesn't seem to be very common, and I can't find a specific site about it. The middle example is taken from a song "Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet". I've added a third example which shows that this is a bare infinitive, and not simple present.

– James K
7 hours ago






It doesn't seem to be very common, and I can't find a specific site about it. The middle example is taken from a song "Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet". I've added a third example which shows that this is a bare infinitive, and not simple present.

– James K
7 hours ago














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The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.



In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.






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  • In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?

    – amir rezvanfar
    8 hours ago












  • @amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)

    – David Siegel
    8 hours ago












  • would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago











  • I will try to think of one.

    – David Siegel
    7 hours ago











  • Thanks, last question, could it be argument instead?

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago















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The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.



In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.






share|improve this answer








New contributor




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  • In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?

    – amir rezvanfar
    8 hours ago












  • @amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)

    – David Siegel
    8 hours ago












  • would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago











  • I will try to think of one.

    – David Siegel
    7 hours ago











  • Thanks, last question, could it be argument instead?

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago













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The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.



In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.






share|improve this answer








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David Siegel is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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The example is correct. "argue" here is a verb. In "All we seem to do is argue" "argue" is the action that they take. It could be reworded as "we are always arguing" where "are" is the verb, and "arguing" is a gerund.



In "that causes a lot of conflict between us" "conflict" is indicating a state, a continuing condition, rather than a distinct action. It could be reworded as "That causes many conflicts between us" referring to many distinct, individual conflicts. In this case the meaning is not much changed.







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  • In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?

    – amir rezvanfar
    8 hours ago












  • @amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)

    – David Siegel
    8 hours ago












  • would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago











  • I will try to think of one.

    – David Siegel
    7 hours ago











  • Thanks, last question, could it be argument instead?

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago

















  • In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?

    – amir rezvanfar
    8 hours ago












  • @amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)

    – David Siegel
    8 hours ago












  • would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago











  • I will try to think of one.

    – David Siegel
    7 hours ago











  • Thanks, last question, could it be argument instead?

    – amir rezvanfar
    7 hours ago
















In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?

– amir rezvanfar
8 hours ago






In this case what do you say? when I go to beach all I want to do is walk/walking?

– amir rezvanfar
8 hours ago














@amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)

– David Siegel
8 hours ago






@amir rezvanfar : One would NOT say "all i want to do is walking." One coudl say "All I want to do is walk" or "I want to go walking". The first is verb-complement,(is - walk) the 2nd is verb-gerund (go - walking)

– David Siegel
8 hours ago














would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

– amir rezvanfar
7 hours ago





would you please introduce a site regarding this structure to me , I want to know more of it.

– amir rezvanfar
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I will try to think of one.

– David Siegel
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I will try to think of one.

– David Siegel
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Thanks, last question, could it be argument instead?

– amir rezvanfar
7 hours ago





Thanks, last question, could it be argument instead?

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