Sunday, June 26, 2016

grammaticality - Usage of a gerund and a verb in the present simple



Being sick, he, nevertheless, left home to go to work.


Getting sick, he, nevertheless, decided to come to work.



Are these sentences grammatical? Do they make sense? I am concerned about whether it is possible to start a sentence with a gerund and to use a verb in the past simple, like in my examples.



Answer



1: Don't use the commas around "nevertheless."



2: You need to start it with an "although" or similar.


3: I don't think you get to use a gerund with "nevertheless." Or at least not a gerund alone.


So: "Though he was sick, he nevertheless left home to go to work." "Although he was getting sick, he nevertheless decided to come to work."


Or: "He was sick, but nevertheless came to work to infect us all."


(If you use "Being sick," then you would have to use something logical for the condition of sickness -- you can't have "nevertheless." "Being sick, he called work to say he was staying home. Being considerate, he called out sick so he did not infect us all. Being sensible, we told him to stay home." The "nevertheless" indicates an unexpected, illogical, or contrary outcome. "Nevertheless, our boss called him back and told him to get to the office! Being upset about this, we all hope he coughs on the boss.")


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