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Ticce Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Action or a thing

Am I correct in thinking that "construction" in "The construction of the bridge" expresses an action? I mean "The construction of the bridge" = "The building of the bridge"?

  

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Ticce "The construction of the bridge" = "The building of the bridge"? Yes. The noun would be the structure of the bridge.

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  • Ticce "The construction of the bridge" = "The building of the bridge"?
  • Yes.
  • The noun would be the structure of the bridge.
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Ticce"The construction of the bridge" = "The building of the bridge"?

Yes. The noun would be the structure of the bridge.

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TicceAm I correct in thinking that "construction" in "The construction of the bridge" expresses an action?

In that phrase, yes, but the bridge itself is also 'a construction'.

Side note:

There are many words in -tion that serve both functions. They can represent either an action or an object (the result of the action).

CJ

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