The only country where won't hear such a gerund is Britain .

唯一一个你听不到这个动名词的国家是英国。

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Here, basketball can be a common or proper noun, or it can be be substituted for a gerund.

“basketball”在这里可以是普通名词也可以是专有名词，或者也可以换成一个动名词。

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Constantine recommends using a gerund followed by a direct object (for example: "withdrawing funds" or "examining the passbook").

Constantine建议使用动名词，后跟一个直接宾语(例如：“取款(withdrawingfunds)”或“检查存折(examining thepassbook)”)。

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