I came by this sentence today while doing an edit:
You see, the expression [to have difficulty] is one among a special group of expressions that are followed by a verb-ing or a gerund. A gerund is a noun formed from an -ing verb which usually refers to an activity (ex. swimming, hiking), process (ex. aging, weathering) , or state (believing, loving). We then have the structure:
Here are examples:
Note though, that we can also use the preposition "in" when using this expression, as in:
Applying this rule about using gerunds with 'have difficulty', we can then go back to our sentence earlier:
If you are interested in this special group of expressions used with gerunds, find more examples in the following blog post: Feel free to practice writing your own sentences with the expression [have difficulty + verb-ing in the comments below!
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