Question

Choose the correct combination for the given compound word “get going”.

(a)verb +gerund (b)verb + noun (c) noun + verb (d) gerund + noun​

Answer 1

The right combination for the word 'get going' is verb +gerund.

What is a gerund?

• A gerund is a noun that is formed from the verb by adding 'ing' into it.
• In the given combination of the word 'get going,' the verb is 'get' and a gerund is 'going.'
• It is acting as a noun now.
• Some examples of gerund are, eating, singing, dancing, etc.
  
  Thus, option a) verb + gerund is correct.