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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Articles before verbs

Can we have an article just before a verb?
  

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Short answer: no. Longer answer: Sometimes verbs in the -ing form are gerunds, which act like nouns. Verbs have noun form counterparts too: My football team sure took a beating.

  • Short answer: no.
  • Longer answer: Sometimes verbs in the -ing form are gerunds, which act like nouns.
  • Verbs have noun form counterparts too: My football team sure took a beating.
  • Do you want to write a few sentences to show what you meant?
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Short answer: no.

Longer answer: Sometimes verbs in the -ing form are gerunds, which act like nouns. Verbs have noun form counterparts too: My football team sure took a beating.

Do you want to write a few sentences to show what you meant?
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we have a treated area

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