...binge-eating his way to gargantuan size.

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Former postman Paul Mason received life-saving gastric surgery last year binge-eating his way to gargantuan size. (source)

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How is it possible to say the sentence differently? I can understand its grammatical structure (

Maybe,
Former postman Paul Mason received life-saving gastric surgery last year when/after he was binge-eating his way to gargantuan size?
or
Does 'binge-eating his way to gargantuan size' concern 'surgery'? That is, 'surgery binge-eating his way to gargantuan size.'

It's an incorrect sentence. It should be something like "received life-saving gastric surgery last year after binge-eating his way to gargantuan size."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXH_1...eature=related

sperk,
is 'binge-eating' gerund here?

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Originally Posted by oldboy

sperk,
is 'binge-eating' gerund here?

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yes, it functions as a gerund.

Many thanks, sperk.