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Ye Thu Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Dear Grammarians, I'd like to ask you some questions. Please check the following phrases.
(1) cooking pot
(2) walking stick
(3) swimmimg pool
(4) drinking water
What are the functions and parts of speech of "cooking, walking, swimming and drinking" in the phrases? Thanks a lot.
  

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They are compound words with gerunds and nouns.

— Thein Lwin 7291

  • They are compound words with gerunds and nouns.
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They are compound words with gerunds and nouns.
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Thein Lwin 7291They are compound words with gerunds and nouns.
How do the words "cooking, walking, swimming and drinking" wwork? Thank you again.
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(1) cooking pot - a pot we use for cooking, a pot we cook with
(2) walking stick - a stick we use for walking, a stick we use when we walk, a stick we walk with
(3) swimmimg pool - a pool we use for swimming, a pool we swim in
l(4) drinking water - water we use for drinking, water we can drink
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fivejedjon(1) cooking pot - a pot we use for cooking, a pot we cook with(2) walking stick - a stick we use for walking, a stick we use when we walk, a stick we walk with(3) swimmimg pool - a pool we use for swimming, a pool we swim inl(4) drinking water - water we use for drinking, water we can drink
Can I rewrite them like "a pot for cooking, a stick for walk
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You could, but we don't.
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Dear fivejedjon, there is one thing that I don't understand. If you don't mind, I'd like to know whether "cooking,walking,swimming and drinking" are adjectives or gerunds. Thank you so much.
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You have already been told that they are gerunds. If they were participle/adjectives, a walking stick would be a stick that walked.
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fivejedjona walking stick would be a stick that walked.
This is a walking stick:
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This is a hiking / walking stick.
Context is important.
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AlpheccaStarsThis is a hiking / walking stick.Context is important.
This is one of many USA/UK differences in English.

stick

noun

mainly UK (US usually cane) a long, thin wooden pole that especially old or injured people use to help them walk:

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