“Recognizing that I'm holding myself to an unrealistic standard considering the economic climate and the fact that dating as a Millennial is exhausting, it's unfair to judge myself, but I confess I fall into the trap of comparison often enough” Recognizing - a gerund 'm holding - a continuous form of a verb considering - an adverb dating - a gerund exhausting - an adjective

 Am I right?

Can anyone recommend a good book about English syntax?

When a participial phrase functions as a subject/object of a sentence, it's becoming a gerund? For example, "Walking frequently is healthy." "Walking frequently" in this case both a gerund and a participle phrase? Another example "I like dancing in the dark." – here "dancing in the dark" both a gerund and a participle phrase? Or participle phrase transforms to gerund? Can't figure out what's going on :)

And yet, I hope they don’t do something about security for a long time, because for me it would be a twist of the knife. Why I have to say "don’t" instead of "won't"?

How would I be able to peek inside people’s lives with complete impunity if shop owners catch on and fix the situation with personal data? Why not "will catch on"?

1. How and why should I use "being"? I really want to add it to my toolbox in writing but can't comprehend the usage. 2. I really fall in love with gerunds and want to develop a natural usage of them in my writing. However, there are so much cases in which I can use gerunds that I just don't know where I should began. I know I can use them as subject/object, with certain verbs and prepositions, and also as a participle e.g. "The children playing in the park are screaming loudly." All the same, in books I constantly meet other usages. Can anyone provide me with a appropriate textbook or any explanation of usage? I would be grateful.

As/like — difference?

Honor, praise – difference?