How to use a comma that differentiates between a noun and a verb

Which one of the following sentences is correct?

I love reading my books and movies.

or

I love reading, my books and movies.

What if reading is used as a noun? Name of a hobby.

Thank you.

Solution 1:

>I love reading my books and movies.

or

>I love reading, my books and movies.

First, you are using the wrong terms: "reading" is not a noun in either sentence.

I am reading a book -> reading = present participle.

I love reading -> reading = gerund.

The reading of the book started at 4 o'clock. -> reading = verbal noun.

Next: The example is very poorly constructed. Obviously, you do not read movies, although the sentences seems to say that you do.

Both reading my books (gerund phrase) and movies (noun) are objects of the verb "love" and are therefore both substantives.

The object should not be separated from its verb by a comma - so do not use a comma.

There are two possible corrections.

1. You can change the order of the objects (simple objects should come first)

I love movies and reading my books.

Or 2. you can change the object into something that you can read:

I love reading my books and poems.

Solution 2:

The two sentences are correct and meaningful although the second one communicates thoughts that are not usually found side by side; you have to parse them as follows.

• I love | reading my books | and | movies. (two coordinated objects: "reading my books", "movies)

• I love | reading,| my books | and | movies. (three coordinated objects: "reading", my books", "movies)

There is a difficulty as the interest usually one has in books is the activity of reading them and/or their particular content; as "I love my books" might be said by some people so as to mean "I love the content of my books.", that is, what they can communicate to a reader, or maybe not so uncommonly "I love the particular look of my books, the particular editions of them." (for instance original leather bound editions), the reader is therefore exposed to a vague and incomplete thought. If the context clears this difficulty, before or immediately after, then the second sentence becomes stylistically acceptable.