Of/ between gerund and noun

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Of/ between gerund and noun
Message from matloyd posted on 28-07-2018 at 08:16:42 (D | E | F)
Hello,
Could you help me please?
"burning fossil fuels" or "burning of fossil fuels"
what is the difference?
what is the impact of using 'of' between gerund and noun?
Thanks for any reply.

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Edited by lucile83 on 28-07-2018 09:43

Re: Of/ between gerund and noun from lucile83, posted on 28-07-2018 at 11:29:27 (D | E)
Hello,
burning fossil fuels ...burning here is a present participle meaning the fuels are burning
e.g. We can see the smoke of burning fossil fuels.

burning of fossil fuels ...burning here is a gerund meaning there is an action of burning fuels
e.g. Be careful, the burning of fossil fuels may be dangerous.

Hope it helps.

Re: Of/ between gerund and noun from matloyd, posted on 28-07-2018 at 13:58:36 (D | E)
Hello, thank you lucile83. It helped me so much.

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